Despite its being part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, the Pattali Makkal Katchi on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to traditional demands.
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss said the party’s manifesto would call for social justice, autonomy for Tamil Nadu and a strong India. It would work for removal of the creamy layer from the OBC reservation, conduct of a socio-economic caste census, implementation of reservation in the private sector and the judiciary, Tamil Nadu without mines, removal of entrance exams and and a 50% share for the States in the Central taxes.
PMK founder S. Ramadoss reiterated that the decision to ally with the BJP was taken with a view to creating an alternative to the two Dravidian parties that had destroyed and plundered Tamil Nadu for the last 57 years. He said they were only “doing business and not governing”.
