Reiterating his commitment of all oppressed and suppressed sections of the society and the special care he had taken for the lowest among the lower castes, DMK President Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi listed the benefits given the Arunthathiyar community including special reservation during the DMK rule.
In his epistle to Party cadre on April 3, Kalaignar referred to the speech of Arunthathiyar Viduthatlai Iyakkam President Jakkaiyan at a function in Dindigul as reported in the CPM daily ‘Theekkadir’ claiming that the reason for 3 percent special reservation for the community was the leaders of the CPM. Although he did not deny it, Kalaignar wondered why he did not mention that the demand of the CPM was conceded and getting the benefit because of the DMK rule. As he had not mentioned Kalaignar listed the benefits given to the community by the DMK government.
The decision to give 3 percent special reservation within the 18 percent reservation for SCs as the community was most backward among the SCs socially and economically was taken during the DMK rule and GO was issued. Following this the legislation for it was enacted and rules framed on 29.4.2009. Because of this special reservation, 56 students of the community got admission in medical colleges and 1165 in engineering colleges totally 1221 benefitted in 2009-10 and 70 in medical and 1813 in engineering colleges totally 1883 benefited in 2010-11. To encourage the first batch of 1,221students, he presented Rs.5,000 each as education development fund totaling R.61.05 lakh on 5.12.2009, from the salary of Rs.50 lakhs to him for writing script and dialogue for the film ‘Pen Singam’ and personal fund of Rs.11-05 lakhs.
Ondi Veeran, of Arunthathiyar community was the principal army chief of Nelkattum sevel hero Poolithevan who fought many wars against the British even before Veerapandiya Kattabomman. The DMK government, which raised memorials for Kattabomman, Poolithevan and Sundaralingam, announced in the budget on 19.3.2010 that a memorial would be raised for Ondi Veeran in Tirunelveli.
TN Sanitary workers welfare board under Adidravidar Welfare Minister was started on 8.6.2007 enrolling 22,811 members and the families of 1,133 families of members were given assistance of Rs.17,86,440. Moreover, the DMK government implemented Rehabilitation scheme at a cost of Rs.22 crore to provide alternative works for those who were earlier engaged in nightsoil collection work. To avoid these workers getting into manholes to clear blocks, 47 desilting machines were acquired for all corporations and 47 of them were deployed in Chennai Corporation.
Kalaignar recalled his acceptance speech at a function of Santhome Art Festival and Mandram to confer on him Lifetime Achiever Award for 2008 in which he passionately spoke about the community and the cruelty of night soil carrying and vouched to eradicate that shame. He announced that the Cabinet would soon decide on special reservation for the community as per the report of Justice Janarthanam committee. He told the officials who raised doubts that he wanted the last pages of his history to say that he provided social justice to Arunthathiyar community.
On the day the Bill for special reservation for the community was to be adopted in the Assembly on 26.2.2009, he sent a passionate appeal to the members to adopt it unanimously, from the hospital where he was admitted for a major surgery on his spinal chard, Kalaignar recalled and added that his personal assistant Nithya and one of the three general secretaries of the DMK belonged to that community.
In his epistle to Party cadre on April 3, Kalaignar referred to the speech of Arunthathiyar Viduthatlai Iyakkam President Jakkaiyan at a function in Dindigul as reported in the CPM daily ‘Theekkadir’ claiming that the reason for 3 percent special reservation for the community was the leaders of the CPM. Although he did not deny it, Kalaignar wondered why he did not mention that the demand of the CPM was conceded and getting the benefit because of the DMK rule. As he had not mentioned Kalaignar listed the benefits given to the community by the DMK government.
The decision to give 3 percent special reservation within the 18 percent reservation for SCs as the community was most backward among the SCs socially and economically was taken during the DMK rule and GO was issued. Following this the legislation for it was enacted and rules framed on 29.4.2009. Because of this special reservation, 56 students of the community got admission in medical colleges and 1165 in engineering colleges totally 1221 benefitted in 2009-10 and 70 in medical and 1813 in engineering colleges totally 1883 benefited in 2010-11. To encourage the first batch of 1,221students, he presented Rs.5,000 each as education development fund totaling R.61.05 lakh on 5.12.2009, from the salary of Rs.50 lakhs to him for writing script and dialogue for the film ‘Pen Singam’ and personal fund of Rs.11-05 lakhs.
Ondi Veeran, of Arunthathiyar community was the principal army chief of Nelkattum sevel hero Poolithevan who fought many wars against the British even before Veerapandiya Kattabomman. The DMK government, which raised memorials for Kattabomman, Poolithevan and Sundaralingam, announced in the budget on 19.3.2010 that a memorial would be raised for Ondi Veeran in Tirunelveli.
TN Sanitary workers welfare board under Adidravidar Welfare Minister was started on 8.6.2007 enrolling 22,811 members and the families of 1,133 families of members were given assistance of Rs.17,86,440. Moreover, the DMK government implemented Rehabilitation scheme at a cost of Rs.22 crore to provide alternative works for those who were earlier engaged in nightsoil collection work. To avoid these workers getting into manholes to clear blocks, 47 desilting machines were acquired for all corporations and 47 of them were deployed in Chennai Corporation.
Kalaignar recalled his acceptance speech at a function of Santhome Art Festival and Mandram to confer on him Lifetime Achiever Award for 2008 in which he passionately spoke about the community and the cruelty of night soil carrying and vouched to eradicate that shame. He announced that the Cabinet would soon decide on special reservation for the community as per the report of Justice Janarthanam committee. He told the officials who raised doubts that he wanted the last pages of his history to say that he provided social justice to Arunthathiyar community.
On the day the Bill for special reservation for the community was to be adopted in the Assembly on 26.2.2009, he sent a passionate appeal to the members to adopt it unanimously, from the hospital where he was admitted for a major surgery on his spinal chard, Kalaignar recalled and added that his personal assistant Nithya and one of the three general secretaries of the DMK belonged to that community.
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