Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urged the Tamil Nadu government to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, emphasizing Tamil as the medium of instruction up to fifth grade. The state government, led by the DMK, has opposed NEP, particularly its three-language formula, and has instead implemented its own State Education Policy with a two-language formula. This disagreement has led to discussions in the Supreme Court regarding the establishment of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in Tamil Nadu.