Chennai, June 9 -- PMK President and Rajya Sabha MP Anbumani on Tuesday met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and demanded immediate conduct of caste-based census in the state under the provisions of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008, on the lines of those conducted in Bihar and Karnataka utilise the findings to strengthen welfare measures and provide a stronger legal basis for retaining the 69% reservation policy.
During the meeting held at the State Secretary, he also handed over a copy of the unanimous resolution adopted at the multi-party consultative meeting organised by the PMK and attended by leaders of various political parties, including from the ruling TVK, AIADMK, Congress, BJP and caste-based organisations, here. DM...