Karunanidhi said adding all efforts were taken to implement the reservation to the community without any dealy after the announcement was made.
Taking objection to the reported remarks of vice-chairman of the national SC/ST commission NM Kambley that Tamil Nadu was not doing enough for the welfare of the Adi Dravida community members, chief minister M Karunanidhi today said he would take up the matter with prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
Writing in DMK's mouth piece Murasoli, he refuted the reported allegations by Kambley that the state had not kept the panel informed about its decision to give a 3% reservation to the Arundathiyar community (a Dalit sub cast).
"The chief secretary had written to the chairman of the commission, Buta Singh in November 2008 on the state's decision to implement the reservation and we also have a reply of the commission," he said.
Also, no rule stipulated seeking the nod of the commission to implement the reservation, Karunanidhi said adding all efforts were taken to implement the reservation to the community without any dealy after the announcement was made.
DMK government had at different times, implemented various measures, including increasing reservation ceiling for SC/ST
in education and employment as early as in 1971, he said.
It was in Chennai that a Law University was named after BR Ambedkar, he said adding the financial allocation for the welfare of SC/ST community was increased four-fold at Rs2,615 crore in 2009-10 as against the Rs567 crore in 2005-06.
"It is regrettable to note that the commission has made an impression as if we dont care for the welfare of SC/ST people.
I will bring the issue to the notice of prime minister Singh," he said.
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