"the institution that is asking for an update of data is the judiciary. And if the judiciary wants to know the nation wants to know!" _ Prof @jaffrelotc
"Hindutva politics and the Post Mandal caste politics that BJP plays is not contradictory, it's indeed complimentary" - @jaffrelotc
"It's not only that we dont know the effect of reservation on public sector, but we also have no data on its effect of academia!" - how has reservation affected the socio-economic status of Dalits and Adivasis in terms of their access to power in education-@jaffrelotc
"Under the ideological wrap, the backward classes were pushed back, the dwija Bhadraloks advanced. Once the caste census comes, each caste position will be known. Who have more numbers, who have economic potential to organise political parties will be known" - Prof Illiah
"Dalits cannot conduct a civil war, adivasis cannot, but shudras can. Once they capture central University, with the consciousness of Phule and Ambedkar. Reversal of process starts. That is where caste census is a critical thought" - Prof Illiah
"Media today is India's Sankaracharya" - @sagar_reporter
"If you read all their literature, caste is an integral part of them. How can they be proud of their Hinduness without caste? Recently Yogi had said "I am proud of my caste. Even God belongs to my caste." - @sagar_reporter
"Hindutva is not limited to monuments and hate speeches, they are trying to build economic structures, where the trading rights will go to Baniyas, and Brahmins will control the whole process." - @sagar_reporter
"If you hear Modi's speech under the brand of Atma Nirbhar bharat, he said, "We need economic structures based on our Sanskriti and Parampara" - @sagar_reporter
"Bejwada Wilson said -"We don't need the PM to shower flowers on us, he has to fix this problem of manual scavenging once and for all. - @sagar_reporter

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