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The Hindu Bureau

Pawan Kalyan calls for caste census in Andhra Pradesh

Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan on June 27 (Tuesday) said that a ‘caste census’ should be done in Andhra Pradesh to frame policies for the upliftment of all sections of the society.

Several leaders representing Toorpu Kapu community led by Pisimi Chandra Mohan, president of National Toorpu Kapu Sena Welfare Association, joined the JSP on June 27.

Addressing the Toorpu Kapu community here, Mr. Pawan Kalyan alleged that the community was claiming that their population was 46 lakh in Andhra Pradesh. Contrary to it, the TDP was claiming that the number was 26 lakhs and it was 16 lakh as per the claim by the YSRCP. What is the basis for the TDP or YSRCP to conclude on the population of any community?, he asked.

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