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Muslims took to streets here Sunday demanding independent reservation in jobs. The protest comes in the wake of Andhra Pradesh's recent move to extend reservation of seats in government jobs and educational institutions to minority Muslims.
The Congress-led UPA government in Andhra Pradesh had announced five percent quota last month, fulfilling an election made promise during state polls earlier this year.
The issue has created a furore in the country with the opposition Hindu nationalists fearing it could sow seeds of communalism in the already sensitive Indian society.
Tamil Nadu's Muslim Munnetra Kazhgham is also angry with Chief Minister Jayalalitha's controversial statement. Jayalalitha had refused reservation to Muslims saying that the state followed Hindutva ideology.
"We are organising this strike to
go to the chief minister's (J. Jayalalitha) house. We want independent
reservation for Muslims. She told that she cannot do any reservation for
Muslims. She is telling already Muslims are enjoying a lot facilities in
Tamil Nadu which is a Hindutva state. We are against this statement. We
want she should withdraw her statement," Abdul Jaleel, president of Tamil
Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhgham, said before courting arrest here.
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