TN oppn parties oppose 10 pc quota, govt to seek legal opinion

At an all party meeting held here Monday by the government, an overwhelming majority including the DMK opposed the 10 per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections in medical admissions alleging it went against social justice.

Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who chaired the meet, told reporters after the deliberations that the government would consult legal experts on the matter and an "appropriate, good decision," taken.

Former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had got recognition for the 69 per cent quota in Tamil Nadu by getting it inserted in the ninth schedule of the Constitution in 1994, he said.

The views expressed at the meet was to the effect that the government's decision on implementing the new quota should be in sync with the social justice ideals of the late leader, Panneerselvam said.

While a total of 21 parties took part in the meet, 16 of them including the DMK, its ideological fountainhead Dravidar Kazhagam and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal ...