Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa urged the central government to take necessary measures ensuring that the state continues with the existing system of admission to medical and dental colleges.

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, text of which was released to the media here on Wednesay, she thanked him for promulgation of the ordinance providing for exemption from the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for the 2016-17 academic year.