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Islamophobic comments lower the dignity of Parliament and point to a larger malaise
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea by Tamil Nadu government and others challenging the Madras High Court judgment quashing the law on internal 10.5 per cent reservation to the Vanniyar community under the Most Backward Classes category.
The then Chairman of the State Backward Classes Commission had mooted it Ahead of the Assembly election, the PMK is negotiating hard with the ruling AIADMK for exclusive reservation for Vanniyars in government jobs and higher education. Against this backdrop, it will be interesting to note that in 2011, a move to recommend a 12% sub-quota for the Most Backward Community was shot down by members of the State Backward Classes Commission. The exclusive sub-quota was mooted by Justice M.S. Janarthanam (retd.), then Chairman of the State Backward Classes Commission. The episode has been vividly r...