New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will unveil the long-awaited State Education Policy (SEP) today, August 8.

The policy, drafted as an alternative to the National Education Policy (NEP), is being launched at a time when the DMK-Congress-ruled state and the Narendra Modi-led Centre have been locked in a tussle over the education sector.

The Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government has vociferously criticised and opposed the NEP, especially its three-language formula and centralised entrance exams. The DMK has termed the NEP "regressive," "anti-social justice," and an attempt at "Hindi imposition."

The SEP, drafted by a committee headed by retired High Court judge Justice D Murugesan, was submitted to the government last y...