CHENNAI: PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss has condemned the DMK government for failing to reconstitute the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes Commission, even a week after the previous commission’s tenure ended

In a statement, Anbumani said that the commission led by retired Madras High Court Judge V Bharathidasan, formed on November 17, 2022, completed its three-year tenure on November 16. A new commission should have been constituted the next day.

Anbumani accused the DMK of deliberately delaying the formation of the commission, calling it unacceptable and added that Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and minorities depend on the commission for safeguarding their welfare.

"Although 15 commissions have been set up since the 1990s—each with fixed tenure under the Supreme Court guidelines—

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