DMK welcomes SC order on OBC quota in medical courses

DMK president and Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court order upholding the validity of 27% OBC quota in admissions to medical courses, calling it a result of a continuous struggle by his party for social justice. The party was represented by its MP P Wilson in the court.

Stalin said it was a very important victory for the DMK, and for the people of Tamil Nadu. "This is a key milestone in the history of social justice," Stalin said in a statement.It was the welfare of the people that had prompted the party to fight the matter in the court, he said.

DMK party sources said its MPs Kanimozhi, TR Baalu and Wilson had consistently met health ministers over the issue, and the CM had written many letters to the Centre on the need to implement the 27% reservation for OBCs.


The contributions of both Tamil Nadu, a pioneering state committed to social justice, and that of the DMK would find a place in history for sure, Stalin said.

Last year, the Supreme Court had rejected the interim prayer of the AIADMK for a 50% quota in medical seats surrendered by the state in All India Quota (AIQ) for undergraduate, post graduate and dental courses for 2020-21.