CHENNAI: MNM president and Rajya Sabha member Kamal Haasan on Saturday urged the Union govt to establish a national commission on education and examination reform, with a three-month roadmap to restore trust in examinations, reduce academic stress and modernise education. In a post on X, he said the commission must hear Tamil Nadu’s voice, where young Anitha’s death first showed the human cost of a single high-stakes test. Anitha, who scored 1176/1200 in the Class XII public examination, would have secured her a medical seat if only the state board marks had been considered for admission. But she failed to clear NEET and the dejected teen committed suicide in 2017. On the ongoing protest by the students demanding justice for the NEET paper leak, he condemned the Union govt for opening fire with pellet bullets, using electric shock batons and nail-studded lathis on the protesting students.
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“Pellet guns, electric shock batons and nail-studded lathis have no place in the land of Bapu (Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi). “Glad to see dialogue replacing confrontation. Dissent deserves dialogue. This is democracy in action. This moment and opportunity is bigger than paper leaks. I urge a National Commission on Education and Examination Reform, with a three-month roadmap to restore trust in examinations, reduce academic stress and modernise education, one that also hears Tamil Nadu’s voice, where young Anitha’s death first showed the human cost of a single high-stakes test,” he said. “The govt’s willingness to engage is welcome. Now let us ensure that dialogue leads to lasting reform. The road ahead is long, but Indians must walk it together,” he said. “Equally, attacks on security personnel and public property must be examined fairly. Accountability cannot be selective,” he said.
