Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder and president S. Ramadoss urged the Central government to increase the fund allocation to state governments by 50 per cent. PMK, which represents the influential Vanniyar community, contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as an ally of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) The PMK has strongly opposed the central government’s three-language policy. It also condemned the proposed board exams for Class 3 students, calling them completely unacceptable. The party opposes board examinations for students up to Class 8. It has also criticised the new education policy, arguing that it is unfair to marginalised communities. Its leader and Member of Parliament Anbumani RamadOSS, who is also the son of S.Ramadoss, said that the three- language policy aims to impose Sanskrit and could deprive underprivileged students of quality education. He also said that while granting autonomy to government colleges is a positive step, extending the same privilege to private colleges could result in irregularities and malpractices. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any. He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz.
