Chennai, April 9 -- An All Party meeting convened by the ruling DMK to decide on the next course of action after the Centre refused assent to the Bill adopted in the State Assembly seeking exemption from the purview of NEET exams, began here on Wednesday evening.

While the Floor leaders of various political parties took part in the meeting, the principal Opposition AIADMK, though it supported the Government's stand to exempt TN from NEET, and the BJP boycotted it as the meeting would not serve any purpose.

Chief Minister and DMK President had on April 4 announced in the State Assembly termed the Centre's refusal to given assent to NEET exemption Bill as a black chapter in Federal history, and called for an All party meeting to decide...