NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JULY 27
The ruling AIADMK, its allies and opposition DMK and its allies in Tamil Nadu on Monday hailed the Madras High Court directive to the Centre on constituting a committee to decide on providing OBC reservation in all-India seats surrendered by the state for medical admission.
The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Central government to constitute a committee to decide on the issue of providing OBC reservation in all-India seats (AIQ) surrendered by Tamil Nadu for medical admission.
Such a committee, comprising representatives from the Centre, state and Medical Council of India should be constituted within three months, the court said while passing the order on a batch of petitions moved by the Tamil Nadu government, DMK, AIADMK, PMK and other political parties, challenging the Centre’s decision to not to provide OBC quota in AIQ seats for medical admission.
The ruling AIADMK was “thankfully welcoming” the verdict, top party leaders O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami said in a statement. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami is the party’s Co-Coordinator while his Deputy Panneerselvam is Coordinator.
DMK and its allies resolved that the Centre should immediately constitute the committee as was directed by the court, within three months, to look into reservation for medical aspirants.
Ruling AIADMKs ally, the PMK, too welcomed the court verdict and the party’s founder Dr S Ramadoss termed the order as ”significant progress” on the issue and a victory for the party’s fight for social justice.
சமூகநீதி காத்த புரட்சித்தலைவி அம்மா அவர்களின் ஆசியுடன் சிறப்பாக மக்கள் பணியாற்றும் அம்மாவின் அரசு எடுத்த சட்ட ரீதியான நடவடிக்கையினால், மருத்துவ படிப்பில் OBC மாணவர்களின் சேர்க்கைக்கு இன்று சென்னை உயர் நீதிமன்றத்தில் வழங்கப்பட்ட வரலாற்று சிறப்பு மிக்க தீர்ப்பினை வரவேற்கிறேன்.
— CMOTamilNadu (@CMOTamilnadu) July 27, 2020
Panneerselvam and Palaniswami said the verdict proved that the party was walking the path of the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, whom they described as someone who “protected social justice.” “We see this verdict as a reward to AIADMK’s ideology of establishing social justice in Tamil Nadu and tirelessly work for the betterment of all sections of people,” the two leaders said.
நான்கு ஆண்டுகளாக BC & MBC மாணவர்களுக்கு பாஜக அரசு இழைத்த அநீதிக்கு நீதிமன்றம் நல்ல தீர்ப்பை வழங்கியிருக்கிறது.
சமூகநீதி வீழ்த்தப்படும் போதெல்லாம் தமிழகமே ஓரணியில் நிற்கும்!
மேல்முறையீடு தவிர்த்து உடனே இடஒதுக்கீடு வழங்குக!#DMKforOBCReservation pic.twitter.com/AYYpaSHhap
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) July 27, 2020
At an opposition DMK convened meeting of its allies on Monday, the constituents welcomed “the historic judgement and said “it shows that Tamil Nadu will be in the forefront of implementing social justice.” A resolution passed at the meeting, chaired by DMK President M K Stalin, called upon the Centre to set up a committee as the court has ordered, within three months, to look into reservation for medical aspirants. The parties sought the Centre to provide 50 per cent reservation for Backward and Other Backward Classes, 18 per cent for SCs and one per cent for STs in medical admissions.
#VCK_welcomes Madras High Court judgment in #OBCreservation for All India Quota medical seats calling for the formation of an expert panel. When such a panel is set up by the Union Govt, we demand that it must also deal with SC/ST reservation as it exists in Tamil Nadu. pic.twitter.com/Gfq3vrZ6Cw
— Thol. Thirumavalavan (@thirumaofficial) July 27, 2020
Ramadoss, whose party is a constituent of the BJP-led NDA, hailed the court verdict and appealed to the state government not to appeal against it. The PMK leader urged the Centre to immediately form a panel to decide on the all-India quota for OBC students for medical admission, as per the Madras High Court direction.
பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட சமுதாயத்தின் உயர்வுக்காகப் பாடுபட்டது பாரதிய ஜனதா கட்சியே!
ஸ்டாலின் பொய்களை மக்கள் நம்ப மாட்டார்கள்!
உயர் நீதிமன்ற தீர்ப்பை வரவேற்கிறோம்! pic.twitter.com/iV3emdtxnQ
— Dr.L.Murugan (மோடியின் குடும்பம்) (@Murugan_MoS) July 27, 2020
BJP state president L Murugan said his party welcomed the court order. “It gives us joy that the verdict has been delivered based on Centre’s submission,” he said.
