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HC ruling on Vanniyar quota puts caste basis under scanner

By Rangaraj | Nov 10, 2021 | 5 min read

The verdict of Madras High Court's Madurai Bench quashing the much-touted 10.5 per cent quota for Vanniyars within the Most Backward Class (MBC) category in Tamil Nadu Reservation, has created pandemonium and chaos in political circles of Tamil Nadu. A question mark now prevails over the...

Politics

Sasi tour indicates caste tussle becoming vigorous in AIADMK

By Rangaraj | Oct 27, 2021 | 5 min read

V K Sasikala, who wielded enormous power as aide of former chief minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, begins her struggle to gain control of the party with a week-long tour of her home turf, the Thevar-dominated southern districts of Tamil Nadu. While arch rival former CM Edappadi K...