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BJP State portion president Nainar Nagenthran connected Monday (June 15, 2026) powerfully objected to Tamil Nadu Minister for Minorities Welfare A.M. Shahjahan’s (IUML) connection regarding a request to summation the preservation for Muslims, from the existing 3.5% to 5%, wrong the Backward Classes quota. Mr. Nagenthran further urged the TVK-led conjugation authorities to driblet specified a proposal.
“While immoderate Hindus from the Backward Classes person already mislaid their practice owed to the existing 3.5% preservation for Muslims successful Tamil Nadu, further preservation for Muslims would further trim the practice of Hindus from Backward Classes,” Mr. Nagenthran contended.
During an enactment with reporters, Mr. Shahjahan had said the Indian Union Muslim League had been consistently advocating for expanding the preservation (in nationalist work and education) for Muslims, from the existing 3.5% to 5%, successful the State.
“We made the request to the Chief Minister immoderate 10 days ago. He has assured to see the request and instrumentality indispensable enactment successful this regard. We firmly judge it would beryllium accrued successful the coming days,” Mr. Shahjahan had said.
