
Anglo-Indian leaders meet Minority Affairs Minister
The Hindu
The Federation of Anglo-Indian Associations’ office bearers on Wednesday met Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and gave him a memorandum on the plight of the Anglo-Indian communi
The Federation of Anglo-Indian Associations’ office bearers on Wednesday met Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and gave him a memorandum on the plight of the Anglo-Indian community, seeking his intervention.
“The leaders brought to the notice of the Minister the erroneous census data of Anglo-Indians in the 2011 census and requested to take measures to correct it in the forthcoming census of 2021. They also demanded that a commission be constituted as per Article 338 (10) to study the problems of the Anglo-Indian community,” said Dr. Charles Dias, former Member of Parliament and president of the federation.

After more-than-two-year wait, the flyover at Goripalayam junction will be commissioned on Saturday. As of now, the main arm of the new flyover, named after freedom fighter Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, will help to decongest vehicular movement from Tamukkam junction till Nelpettai junction on East Veli Street.












