India, Sept. 21 -- Days after Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil unexpectedly called off his indefinite hunger strike, dissenting voices have begun emerging from within the community. Besides Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar, several Maratha quota activists and community leaders have questioned Jarange-Patil's integrity, alleging that the movement, which began as a social agitation, has now taken on a political character.

On the day Manoj Jarange-Patil ended his 20-day indefinite hunger strike, Congress leader and OBC face Vijay Wadettiwar alleged that the agitation was linked to irrigation projects worth Rs.1,400 crore. He claimed projects awarded to a close aide of the activist by the department under Water Resources Minister R...