Thursday, March 4, 2021

Vanniyar quota unconstitutional: PIL in Madras HC

Vanniyar quota unconstitutional: PIL in Madras HC

Chennai: 04.03.2021 

Then Naadu Makkal Katchi has moved the Madras high court challenging the validity of the bill passed by the Tamil Nadu assembly providing 10.5% internal reservation to vanniyars, hours before election was notified for the state.

On Tuesday, counsel for the petitioner made a mention for urgent hearing of the plea.

According to party founder S Ganesan, if the bill becomes an act, vanniyars and other sub-castes under vanniyakula kshatriya community will enjoy exclusive10.5% reservation in admission to higher education and government services while the other 25 castes under MBC and 68 castes under DC will have to share 7% of the remaining reservation. This exclusive reservation will affect the development of the state besides developing enmity among communities falling under MBC category, the petitioner said. TNN

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