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Tamil Nadu Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare K.G. Arunraj connected Friday (June 5, 2026) said the Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay-led authorities remains steadfast connected upholding Tamil Nadu’s rights and preservation argumentation with respect to the allocation of seats for aesculapian education.
Dr. Arunraj’s connection came successful effect to Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, who connected Thursday (June 4) sought the contiguous involution of the Chief Minister to forestall 152 vacant super-specialty aesculapian seats from being surrendered to the All India Quota (AIQ).
With respect to super-specialty aesculapian seats, retired of the full 422 seats disposable successful Tamil Nadu, 219 seats are allotted to Tamil Nadu authorities doctors nether the State quota, portion the remaining seats are allotted nether the All India Quota, the Minister said.
He questioned whether Mr. Udhayanidhi was alert that successful the erstwhile years, aft the completion of counselling, seats that could not beryllium filled by Tamil Nadu authorities doctors nether the State quota were surrendered to the All India Quota.
He besides questioned whether the Leader of the Opposition was alert that, aft the State authorities surrendered those seats successful the erstwhile years, the minimum cut-off percent was reduced, pursuing which those seats were filled done the All India merit list, causing a large setback to Tamil Nadu authorities doctors.
A full of 119 seats successful 2024 and 145 seats successful 2025 were surrendered to the All India Quota. The connection made by Mr. Udhayanidhi that 152 unfilled seats successful 2025 were prevented from going to the All India Quota is not true, Dr. Arunraj said.
Although 151 seats nether the State quota remained unfilled this year, the Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay-led authorities refused to surrender them and presented arguments successful this respect earlier the Supreme Court. The seats were surrendered lone pursuing the directions issued by the Supreme Court connected May 29.
The State authorities remains steadfast that seats nether the State quota indispensable beryllium filled by doctors from Tamil Nadu, and a reappraisal petition successful this respect was filed by the State authorities successful the Supreme Court connected June 4, helium added.
