04-05-2007, 08:39 PM
Quota for minorities in TN
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In the midst of a raging controversy over the Supreme Court's stay on the 27 per cent reservation for OBC students in the elite educational institutions, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced an 'exclusive reservation' for Christains and Muslims in government services and educational institutions.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Tracing the history of social justice movement and reservation in the state, Karunanidhi said the famous 'communal GO of 1921', which sown the seeds of reservation, included Muslims and 'Indian Christians' to enjoy the benefits of reservation.
In the 1927 GO, Muslims and Christians were provided with separate reservation on the basis of 'rotation', he said.
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What is 1927 GO?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In the midst of a raging controversy over the Supreme Court's stay on the 27 per cent reservation for OBC students in the elite educational institutions, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced an 'exclusive reservation' for Christains and Muslims in government services and educational institutions.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Tracing the history of social justice movement and reservation in the state, Karunanidhi said the famous 'communal GO of 1921', which sown the seeds of reservation, included Muslims and 'Indian Christians' to enjoy the benefits of reservation.
In the 1927 GO, Muslims and Christians were provided with separate reservation on the basis of 'rotation', he said.
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What is 1927 GO?