Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday expressed concern over education continuing to remain in the concurrent list and alleged that the Central government exercised its powers to “push its regressive views in syllabus.” Bringing education back to the state list will serve as the best solution for this, he said without elaborating.

“It’s a concern that the Centre is exercising its powers to use education to thrust its regressive views. Bringing education back to the state list will be the best solution to stop this,” the Chief Minister said addressing the south zone vice- chancellors’ meet at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, virtually from here.

The vice-chancellors, the Chief Minister said, played a crucial role in shaping the functioning and quality of education. They should strive to foster scientific temper among the students. Reminding that the vice-chancellors have a big responsibility to impart education that will equip the students for jobs, Stalin emphasised on imparting skill-based education and training in the curriculum. “This is the reason why I had launched the Naan Mudhalvan (skill development scheme),” he said.