PM Modi's birthday wish to Dharmendra Pradhan receives community note after NEET retest

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday received a community note on his X post after he wished Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on his birthday, days after the NEET retest, which was necessitated by the leak of the question paper for one of the country's toughest examinations. Though the government left no stone unturned to plug the gaps ahead of the retest, the nation followed the development with bated breath, while widespread furore erupted against the education minister over the paper leak. In his post on X, Modi said Pradhan had been "making commendable efforts towards the implementation of the National Education Policy, which seeks to make India a hub for knowledge, learning and innovation". "Birthday wishes to Union Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Ji. He is making commendable efforts towards the implementation of the National Education Policy, which seeks to make India a hub for knowledge, learning and innovation. Praying for his long and healthy life," Modi wrote on X. The post now carries a community note, which is a user-contributed fact-check or contextual note added to X posts.

PM Modi's X post

PM Modi Wednesday said it was because of the “whole-of-government” approach that the challenging task of holding a hassle-free NEET-UG retest could be completed, as he hailed the collective efforts of different ministries and departments for the June 21 exam’s smooth conduct. He made these remarks while chairing a Cabinet meeting, where Dharmendra Pradhan briefed ministers about the massive operation for the retest. TOI has learned Pradhan shared the responsibilities undertaken by ministries, state governemnts and departments and also highlighted how all came together for a “shared and coordinated effort”. To hold the retest, the Centre also roped in security and intelligence agencies as well as Indian Air Force to transport question papers.