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TN govt should file review plea against SC order saying no quota for BCs who converted to Islam: Stalin

Chennai, Oct 15 (UNI) The Tamil Nadu government should immediately file a review petition in the Supreme Court to protect the reservation rights of Backward Classes who convert to Islam, Opposition DMK President M.K.Stalin said on Thursday.
In a post on X, he said the Supreme Court's verdict that there was no need to provide reservation for BC(Muslims) category BCs who embraced Islam was against social justice.
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu government and ruled that a person who converts from Hinduism to Islam cannot claim backward class or MBC/BC quota benefits solely based on their pre-conversion caste status.
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