‘Betrayal Of Entire Generation’: Shashi Tharoor Takes Aim At Centre Over NEET-UG Paper Leak Crisis

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• ‘Betrayal Of Entire Generation’: Shashi Tharoor Takes Aim At Centre Over NEET-UG Paper Leak Crisis Published By, Last Updated: June 02, 2026, 14:55 IST Congress MP Shashi Tharoor questioned the credibility of the examination system in India in comparison to other countries in the wake of paper leak controversy.
• Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.
• (File image) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday slammed the government over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy and called the repeated lapses “a betrayal of an entire generation".
• Speaking about the alleged irregularities in national-level examinations, Tharoor said, “If you run a process where the integrity of the examinations cannot be trusted, where you are in a situation where, tragically, people who have spent so much effort in preparing suddenly find that there are leaks, there is corruption, there is dishonesty, and that the entire process is vitiated, sometimes exams are cancelled, and they have to start all over again." He raised questions over the credibility of the examination system in India in comparison to other countries.
• “The world is full of competitive examinations that are conducted fairly, whether it’s the SAT, the Cambridge exams or the ISC or whatever," Tharoor said.