Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has condemned the National Education Policy (NEP), labeling it a 'destructive plan of Nagpur.' At a welfare meeting in Chengalpattu, Stalin criticized the policy for pushing students out of education, encouraging privatization, and imposing communalism. He reiterated DMK's refusal to accept NEP, despite any financial incentives.
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