Don’t go ahead with vanniar sub quota: MBC/DNT forum

MADURAI: The state government should conduct castewise census soon without making changes to the 20%

MBC

reservation, and also hold consultations with 115 communities in this category, representatives of 115 MBC/ DNT Communities Joint Action Forum for Social Justice has said.

They told reporters here on Sunday that the previous AIADMK government had passed the order for 10.5% sub-reservation for vanniars violating all democratic values for their political gain. The act they passed deprived 68 DNT and 47 MBC communities in the

MBC/DNT

category of their 20% reservation rights. This led to the defeat of the AIADMK and landslide victory for the DMK in the recent election, as people from these communities voted for the latter. But, now some people are trying to make the government enforce the unjust act. They said that they strongly oppose the 10.5% quota for the vannairs.

The representatives included organisers Karthikgai Rajan,

Thavamani Devi

and advocate A Rajini representing communities such as andipandaram, isai vellalar, uraligowndar, kandarvakottai kallar, kulalar, kuravar, koothappa kallar, thottinaickar, narikuravar, pannaiyar, piramalai kallar and

paravar

. They said it is legally untenable and impractical to provide quota to all castes. No commission has made any recommendation regarding the population or internal reservation for MBC in Tamil Nadu. A majority of 14 of the 21 members of the Ambasankar Commission had suggested that the government should not accept the population figures projected based on results of the survey undertaken under the commission because its chairman inflated the population figures of his vanniyar caste.

They said the Act has been rushed through knowing fully well that the government does not have the power for it under Articles 342A and 366 (26C) of the Constitution and that the legal impunity for the 69% Act had been compromised.