Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare Tamil as the official language, like Hindi, at Union government offices and the Madras High Court. Stalin and Modi were sharing the stage at an event in Chennai, where the Prime Minister launched several new schemes and development projects. Addressing the event in Chennai, the chief minister also appealed to the Central Government to return the central Goods and Service Tax (GST) dues of Rs 14,006 crores to the state.

"I appeal to the Government to return the central GST dues of Rs 14,006 Crores to our state. I also appeal to the Prime Minister that Tamil should be announced as an official language at the High court," Stalin said. The chief minister further requested PM Modi to exempt Tamil Nadu from the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) exam. "We are opposing the NEET exam and we have also passed a bill in the Assembly. We appeal to the Prime Minister to give exemption from the NEET exam to Tamil Nadu," he said.