Chennai, Dec. 31 -- The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday called President Droupadi Murmu's decision to return the Tamil Nadu University of Madras Amendment Bill "unfortunate", adding that it is "exploring options" on its future course of action.

"The party is exploring options. We aren't doing anything illegal but just implementing the will of the people," DMK's lawyer and spokesperson A Saravanan told HT.

"It is unfortunate that the President returned the Bill. The BJP is playing politics. They are defending it saying it will flout UGC guidelines but that's an executive order which has no bearing on the legislative power of the state government," Saravanan added.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly passed the Bill i...