Anbumani had extended invitations to political parties except the DMK to join the protest. The AIADMK, however, had decided against taking part, unwilling to take sides in the father-son feud.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that Centre’s shifting stance on a caste-based census, and the lack of constitutional protection for Bihar’s recent 65% reservation law for Dalits, Adivasis, OBCs ...
Sudha Murty and Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy declined to take part in Karnataka’s caste census, saying they don’t belong to any backward community.