Stalin never kept his promises on holding caste census, says Anbumani Ramadoss
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Tuesday said that DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has never kept his promises on holding caste census in Tamil Nadu despite meeting PMK representatives, including its founder Ramadoss, thrice on the issue.
Addressing party cadre at a district level meeting held here, Mr. Anbumani said that whenever he or party founder senior Ramadoss met the Chief Minister, mostly at the Secretariat in Chennai, Mr. Stalin gave assurance that efforts would be taken on holding the caste census. 'Despite three years after the Supreme Court favoured allowing an internal reservation for Vanniyars based on census, the State government has done nothing on the issue,' he alleged.
The former Union Minister reiterated his party demand to provide promised 10.5% internal reservation for Vanniyar community in Tamil Nadu by the DMK-led government, which has claimed of introducing welfare schemes that brings social justice and equality to all. 'Of its total MLAs, DMK has 23 from Vanniyar community and 21 Dalit MLAs. Did the Dravidian party implement any welfare schemes for the upliftment of these communities,' he asked.
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