Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan was the chief guest at a function held in Kochi on December 17 to mark the culmination of the year-long platinum jubilee celebrations of the Union of Anglo-Indian Associations.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Satheesan demanded the restoration of the rightful due of the community in Parliament and in the Assembly. State president-in-chief of the union Marshel D’Cunha presided over the event where MP Hibi Eden delivered the keynote address.
In 2019, the Union Cabinet approved a proposal that ended the constitutional provisions that guaranteed the reservations of two seats for the Anglo-Indian community. Anglo-Indians lost parliamentary reservations in both the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies. At the time, the Union Government’s reasoning was based on the view that the community is doing well and hence, does not need these political reservations.
