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| Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi receives the Umaru Pulavar award from Governor Surjit Singh Barnala in Chennai on Sunday. S.M. Hidyatullah
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| INDIA
, 28-May-2007
2:47:2 AM |
| The State Government is ready to issue an ordinance this week on reservation for the minorities if a similar scheme is in force in Kerala and Karnataka, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said on Sunday.
Participating in the valedictory of the seventh international Islamic Tamil conference, Mr. Karunanidhi said that according to information available to him, there were legal hurdles to the quota arrangement in the neighbouring States.
"But, if reservation exists [in these States], we will issue the ordinance this week. The Governor (present on the occasion) will sign it," the Chief Minister said. Mr. Karunanidhi was referring to observations of S.M. Hidyatullah, general secretary of the Islamic Literary Society (Islamia Illakia Kazhagam) that in Karnataka and Kerala, four per cent reservation within the quota for backward classes had been given to Muslims. He said that if this was not possible, the quota for the Muslims could be given from the share of most backward classes and the Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S. Ramadoss would not object to it as he was also in favour of the quota for Muslims.
Rahman Khan, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, recalled that when he was the chairman of the Minorities Commission in Karnataka in 1993, a socio-economic survey was carried out covering one million families of the minorities.
Based on the survey, the then Chief Minister M. Veerappa Moily ordered 4 per cent reservation and it was upheld by the High Court.
Mr. Karunanidhi, who received the Umaru Pulavar award from the Governor Surjit Singh Mr. Barnala, was given a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh. by Mr. Khan.
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