PT seeks removal of Devendrakula Velalar from SC list

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Press Trust of India Coimbatore
Last Updated : Aug 06 2017 | 6:57 PM IST
Seeking to remove Devendrakula Velalar community from SC caste category and include it in MBC list, Puthiya Tamizhkam will hold a demonstration in Chennai on October six.
As the SC tag has become the "biggest obstacle" for them in getting the deserved reservation, Puthiya Tamizhakam founder president, Dr K Krishnasamy told reporters here today.
About five lakh people from the community will take out a march to Secretariat on that day, Krishnasamy said.

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First Published: Aug 06 2017 | 6:57 PM IST

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