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OBC reservation in NEET-AIQ: The people behind the scenes who made it possible

M.K. Stalin and his party, the DMK, his lawyer P. Wilson and many relatively unknown individuals contributed to this major success of the OBCs through their unwavering commitment to the cause and their relentless effort, says Nawal Kishore Kumar

A historic decision was announced on 29 July 2021. The Union Health Ministry issued a notification declaring that the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) would get 27 per cent reservations in all-India quota seats in medical education institutions run by state governments from this academic session. Ten per cent of the seats will be reserved for the Economically Weaker Sections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted about the decision. The news spread like wildfire on social media. The OBCs heartily welcomed it. It was a big victory for them. Now, politics is being done on the issue.

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Nawal Kishore Kumar

Nawal Kishore Kumar is Editor (Hindi), Forward Press

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