Tamil Nadu and Karnataka were not following the Apex Coiurt ruling of 50 per cent reservation, instead sticking with 69 per cent reservation in education and employment fields, Ramasundaram, District president of the Association, told reporters here today.
The two-day conference will appeal these governments to implement the Court order, so that other sections of the society also benefit, he said, adding that the association has already filed a petition in this regard in the Supreme Court.
Ramasundaram said that the association has already requested the State Government to take steps to remove the statues of E V Ramasamy 'Periyar', which were illegally constructed in front of Chidambaram and Srirangam temples.
The conference will also appeal the Centre to confer Bharath Ratna' on T V Rama Subba Iyer, the founder of Tamil daily, Dinamalar, who was also a freedom fighter and also build a memorial at his birthplace in Nagercoil, Ramasundaram said.
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