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Chronic disease

Sir, — Kancha Illaiah has expressed his deep angst at the current status of the OBCs in the Hindu scheme of things in his article, `Ayodhya: What stakes do OBCs have?' (March 18). His diagnosis is tragic and prognosis dismal, but he has not suggested any cure. He has ended the article with a question, to which my answer is an emphatic ``no''. Poverty and lack of education are the twin mill stones around the neck of OBC children, preventing them from progressing to equality with forward castes and reservation has not been able to solve the problem for the last 50 years. The disease is chronic and hence requires a drastic remedy.

C.V.K. Moorthy,

Bellary, Karnataka

Sir, — Kancha Illaiah is right in saying that the OBCs are being misused and misled by the VHP and its bandwagon.

To say that Vinay Katiyar is heading a Hindu organisation is grossly incorrect. Firstly Vinay Katiyar and Uma Bharti are being used to showcase the OBCs in the hindutwa brigade. When they have served their purpose, they will meet the same fate as Mr. Kalyan Singh. They are to bear the burden and blame while the real benefits are to be garnered by the high caste people. The sooner the OBCs realise the hindutwa's gameplan, the better their lot and that of India will be.

Rajendra Prasad,

Roorkee, Orissa

Sir, — Kancha Illaiah's article is not only thought-provoking but an eye-opener to the real majority suffering at the hands of minority upper caste forces. These forces have been consistently opposing the advancement of the backward classes in all spheres of life and even today, the fight for social justice is on.

Out of the 81325 Class I posts in Central Government departments, OBCs got 4147 posts, as per statistics given in the Mandal commission report. This is but one example of the total neglect of this vast majority which the Sangh Parivar conveniently hides. The realisation of this fact among OBCs in the southern States has led to communal harmony and it has to be extended to northern India.

G. Karunanidhy,

Chennai

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