Stalin urges TVK government to file appeal in Supreme Court over reservation for converted Muslims
“Social backwardness does not arise in a day or a generation. It is the result of a social system built over thousands of years. Conversion to another religion does not erase it,” he said in a statement
DMK president and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin called on the Tamil Nadu government to file a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court to safeguard the reservation rights of BC members who have converted to Islam. In a statement, Stalin emphasized that centuries-old social systems do not evaporate overnight and that converting to another faith does not erase one's social backwardness.
He criticized the Supreme Court's decision that upheld a Madras High Court ruling denying reservation to Hindu BC members who had embraced Islam, stating that it violated the principles of social justice. Stalin's DMK party has previously adopted a resolution requesting reservation for Adi Dravidas who converted to Christianity and advocated for a constitutional amendment.
He urged the current TVK government to continue these efforts for BC, MBC, and Scheduled Caste communities who have endured caste discrimination. Stalin reiterated that reserving benefits for those facing caste oppression is essential for upholding social justice, and denying reservation based on religious conversion is inconsistent with this principle.
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