Lucknow, Oct. 15 -- Spiritual leader Jagadguru Satishacharya on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision upholding a Madras High Court ruling that a person who converts to Islam is not entitled to Backward Classes (BC) reservation benefits, describing the verdict as a boon for India and its people.

He said religion is a matter of faith while reservation is governed by the Constitution.

In a video, the spiritual leader said, "I believe that the Supreme Court's decision is a boon for India, for Hindus, for this land. And I feel that this thought should have come first. This is a changing India; this is a developed India. And this is the policy of developed India 2047. Religious conversion will now end to a great extent. Because reli...