The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution urging the Union Government to withdraw the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, in its present form. The resolution, moved by School Education, Tamil Development, Information and Publicity Minister Rajamohan, expressed deep concern over provisions in the Bill relating to the transfer, management, disposal, and sale of assets of charitable organisations to the Government.
These provisions may adversely affect the autonomy of charitable organisations and, in particular, the functioning of educational and social welfare institutions run by minorities, the resolution said. It urged the Union Government to withdraw the Bill in its present form and undertake comprehensive consultations with all stakeholders, including State governments and charitable, religious, educational, medical, and social organisations.
The resolution emphasized that any amendment must ensure the principles of natural justice, proportionality, protection of property rights, legitimate expectation, and federalism. While ensuring transparency and accountability in foreign contributions, it must also protect the rights of lawfully functioning charitable, educational, medical, religious, cultural, and social welfare organisations. Earlier, BJP member M. Bhojarajan defended the Bill, saying the amendment was necessary to ensure that foreign funds were not used for anti-national activities.
However, he did not participate during the voting on the resolution. The passage of the resolution comes as the Tamil Nadu Assembly also adopted a resolution seeking the abolition of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical courses, citing repeated irregularities in the conduct of the examination and loss of lives.
