By TCN News,
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has formed a high-level monitoring committee to ensure unfair and complete implementation of the 3.5% quota for Muslims in the state. The DMK government took the decision following a concerted campaign by Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ) in this regard.
Chief Minister M Karunanithi has announced the committee under the leadership of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Malathi.
The state government had announced 3.5% separate reservation for Muslims in education and government jobs in 2007 but this quota was not properly implemented by the officials.
TNTJ organised a few protests to implement reservation fairly. Still the officials remained reluctant and hence TNTJ asked its members and volunteers to take this news to CM cell seeking for justice. TNTJ demanded the setting up of a High level Observation committee to supervise the implementation of Muslim reservation. Thousands of faxes and telegraph were sent to the CM cell stressing the demand for the monitoring committee on the pattern of High Level Observation Committee for Arundadiyar community to ensure their quota.