Chennai, April 5 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday announced that the Union government has rejected the state's Bill seeking exemption from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), calling it "a dark chapter in the history of Indian federalism".

Stalin has called for an all-party meeting on April 9 with legal experts to discuss the next course of action, amid his ongoing confrontation with the BJP-led Centre over the three-language formula under the National Education Policy and the delimitation exercise.

"A great injustice has been done to the democratic system," Stalin told the state assembly. He revealed that despite the Bill being passed twice by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and explanations being pro...