Vellappally flays INL stance on minority scholarship
The Hindu
SNDP Yogam general secretary says party bypassed CM while expressing opinion, sided with IUML
Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan on Monday derided the Indian National League (INL), an ally of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), for bypassing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan while expressing stance on the minority scholarship issue. Last month, the Kerala High Court had quashed a government order that allocated the merit-cum-means scholarship for minority communities to Muslim and Latin Catholic and converted Christian students together in the 80:20 ratio. The verdict could reduce the minority scholarship quota for Muslims. Speaking to reporters here, Mr. Natesan said the INL had sided with the Indian Union Muslim League on the scholarship issue. “The INL expressed its opinion even before the Chief Minister commented on the court verdict. It was not the right thing to do,” he said.
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