Ramadoss writes to PM seeking caste-wise census

PMK founder Dr. S. Ramadoss on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to conduct a caste-wise population census in the country “as most national and regional political parties supported” caste c

PMK founder Dr. S. Ramadoss on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to conduct a caste-wise population census in the country “as most national and regional political parties supported” caste census. In a letter to Mr. Modi, he said though reservation was designed to ensure distribution of education and employment opportunities to all sections of people and achieve equality’, it is being challenged by High Courts and Supreme Court. “To establish the case for caste based reservation it is necessary to have data on the population of various castes and their social, educational and economic statuses. Reservations provided in India are not based on data. To fight the cases against reservation it is essential to have caste data. Various courts have time and again mentioned about the need for data on caste,” he said.