Tamil Nadu: MK Stalin makes pitch for more autonomy for State, 3 member committe formed to give recomendation

ANI April 15, 2025 331 views

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has escalated his political confrontation with the central government by forming a high-level committee to examine state autonomy. The three-member panel, led by retired Justice Kurian Joseph, will investigate and recommend strategies to strengthen Tamil Nadu's constitutional rights. Stalin's move comes after repeated disagreements with Governor RN Ravi and challenges to state legislative processes. The resolution highlights ongoing tensions between the state government and the central administration, particularly around education policy and linguistic rights.

"In the name of the triple language policy, the Union Government is trying to impose Hindi in Tamil Nadu" - MK Stalin
Chennai, April 15: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday stepped up his attack on the Centre making a strong pitch to give the State more autonomy in the decisions it takes. This comes in the wake of the run-ins that the DMK-led government has had with Governor RN Ravi over the clearance of various bills passed by the State assembly.

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Stalin creates high-level panel to review state-centre relations

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Committee will submit interim report by January 2026

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Challenges NEET exam and language policy

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Seeks to retrieve state's constitutional rights

The Chief Minister moved a resolution in the Tamil Nadu Assembly to appoint a high-level committee that will recommend new State autonomy and retrieve the rights of the State. The committee will be headed by Retired Justice Kurian Joseph and include retired IAS Ashok Vardan Shetty and Mu Nagarajan.

The committee will research and submit an interim report to the State by the end of January 2026, and a full report will be submitted within two years. The committee will also give recommendations on strengthening the relationship between the State and the Union Government.

Addressing the Assembly today, Stalin said, "We have lost many students due to the NEET exam. We have continuously opposed the NEET exam. In the name of the triple language policy, the Union Government is trying to impose Hindi in Tamil Nadu. Since we have denied NEP, the Union Government has not released Rs 2500 crore to the State. In such a situation, education must be brought under the State list."

The opposition staged a walk-out from the assembly and accused the Chief Minister of indulging in doublespeak.

"Even after CM's 110 statement, the Speaker denied us a chance to speak; this act is against democracy. The 110 statement is the same one that was brought by CM's father (Karunanidhi ) decades back. They were silent when education was transferred to the concurrent list from the state list despite being in power, and now they are raising their voice," said AIDMK MLA RB Udaykumar.

The BJP also opposed the resolution brought by TN CM MK Stalin for setting up the high-level committee to form to protect state rights

"Today, CM brought a resolution under the 110 statement to get full autonomy to the state. We cannot accept it, BJP opposed it and we walked out from the Assembly," said Nainar Nagendran, Tamil Nadu BJP Chief.

Reader Comments

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Priya K.
Finally some action to protect our state's rights! The NEET issue alone shows why we need more autonomy. Justice Kurian Joseph is a great choice to lead this committee 👏
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Rajesh M.
While I support state autonomy in principle, this feels like political theater. The DMK had opportunities to address these issues before. Why now? 🤔
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Saranya V.
The Hindi imposition has gone too far! Proud of our CM for standing up for Tamil language and culture. This committee is long overdue 💛
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Karthik B.
Interesting move but I worry about the timeline - 2026 for interim report? We need faster action on education policies affecting students right now.
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Anitha R.
The walkout by opposition parties shows their lack of seriousness about state issues. This isn't about politics, it's about protecting Tamil Nadu's future!
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Manoj S.
Respectfully disagree with some comments here. While autonomy is important, we must maintain national unity. There should be balance in these recommendations.

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