Overview

• Sasikanth Senthil was moved from Tiruvallur Government Medical College Hospital to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai after developing high blood pressure.
• The MP says he will continue his indefinite fast from the hospital until the Samagra Shiksha allocation for Tamil Nadu is released.
• For 2024–25, the Centre has not released roughly ₹2,152 crore under the scheme, an amount he attributes to the state’s stance against the NEP.
• Senthil previously raised the matter in Parliament and wrote to Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on August 19 urging immediate disbursal.
• Chief minister M K Stalin and education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi have accused the Union government of politicising funding, as Senthil warns of effects on RTE payments, teacher salaries, and the prospects of 43 lakh students and 2.2 lakh teachers.