C. Joseph Vijay, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, has called on the Indian Union government to abolish the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical admissions, advocating for states to fill medical seats based on Class 12 examination scores. He highlighted the detrimental impact of NEET on students from rural areas and socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, stating that the introduction of NEET has severely disadvantaged these groups. Vijay pointed to recent cancellations of the NEET exam due to question paper leaks, which he claims demonstrate systemic flaws in the national examination process. He noted that the Tamil Nadu government has been a consistent opponent of NEET since its inception, emphasizing that the examination's repeated issues have shattered the hopes of many medical aspirants. The NEET-UG 2026 saw over 22 lakh candidates appear nationwide, with 1.4 lakh from Tamil Nadu alone, underscoring the scale of the issue at hand.