DMK treating Vanniyar neighborhood as mere vote financial institution throughout elections: Anbumani Ramadoss
PMK chief Anbumani Ramadoss waves to the employees throughout a protest in Villupuram district on Sunday, demanding 10.5% reservation for Vanniyars. | Photo Credit: M. SAMRAJ
Leading an indication on the municipal floor in Villupuram demanding the implementation of 10.5 % reservation for Vanniyars, Mr. Anbumani alleged that Mr. Stalin betrayed the Vanniyar neighborhood by refusing to supply inner reservations for Vanniyars throughout the MBC quota.
Though 1208 days have handed for the reason that Supreme Court struck down the Vanniyar reservations, the ruling DMK has been constantly deceptive the individuals on this subject, he claimed. The Apex courtroom has noticed that reservations for the Vanniyars or some other neighborhood may be given based mostly on quantifiable information.
Mr. Anbumani stated the plea for reservation for Vanniyars had not been fulfilled for the final 45 years. As many as 21 individuals misplaced their lives through the wrestle demanding unique reservation for Vanniyars in 1989. Of them, 15 have been from Villupuram district.
The former Union minister recalled that he and his father, and social gathering founder S. Ramadoss, had met the Chief Minister on a number of events to press for the implementation of 10.5% reservation, however in useless.
“The DMK and the Chief Minister betrayed the PMK by promising to offer 10.5% inner reservation, and after 4 years, now Mr. Stalin is saying that reservation may very well be given solely after the Union Government conducts the caste census. Mr. Stalin repeatedly stated this lie whereas States like Karnataka, Telangana, Odisha, and Bihar carried out caste surveys, and now once more Karnataka has introduced they’re going to conduct a second caste survey. While these States have the precise to conduct the surveys, why does Tamil Nadu not have that energy?” Mr. Anbumani questioned.
Of its complete representatives, the DMK has 23 MLAs and 5 Members of Parliament from the Vanniyar neighborhood. “Did the Dravidian social gathering implement any welfare schemes for the upliftment of the neighborhood?” he requested.
Stating not even one vote ought to go to the DMK within the 2026 elections, Mr. Anbumani stated the time to unseat the DMK authorities has come.
Mr. Anbumani stated the social gathering would quickly launch a jail bharo agitation throughout the State in assist of its demand. If the DMK authorities fails to enact a regulation and guarantee 10.5% reservation for Vanniyars, the social gathering would intensify its protest and maintain a street roko agitation within the second section.
Published – July 20, 2025 11:36 pm IST
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