Stalin urges TVK government to file appeal in Supreme Court over BC reservation for Muslim converts

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M.K. Stalin. File | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan

DMK president and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday (October 15, 2026) urged the Tamil Nadu government to file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court to protect the reservation rights of members of Backward Classes (BC) who had converted to Islam.

“Social backwardness does not arise in a day or a generation. It is the result of a social system built over thousands of years. Conversion to another religion does not erase it,” he said in a statement.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 15, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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