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Tamil Nadu Escalates Legal Fight Over NEP 2020 and Withheld Education Funds

Chief Minister Stalin reaffirms rejection of the NEP, announces Supreme Court action, and demands education be moved to the State List.

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Overview

  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced plans to file a Supreme Court petition to recover ₹2,152 crore in education funds withheld by the central government over the state's rejection of the NEP 2020.
  • Stalin reiterated Tamil Nadu's refusal to implement the NEP, calling it a 'saffron agenda' aimed at dismantling the state's inclusive education system and imposing Hindi through the three-language policy.
  • The book 'Madhayaanai,' authored by Tamil Nadu Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, critiques 39 contentious provisions of the NEP, including its language policies, and was launched on May 17.
  • BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan accused the Tamil Nadu government of spreading misinformation about the NEP, defending it as a multilingual reformative framework.
  • The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education had unanimously recommended the release of withheld funds to Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and West Bengal, but the central government has yet to comply.