Dehradun, March 11 -- Tamil Nadu's ruling party, the DMK, claims to be the flag-bearer of Periyar's Self-Respect Movement and 'Dravidar Kazhagham', which opposed the inequities of the caste system and promoted Dravidian identity. Unfortunately, however, by seeking to deny states with larger populations a higher representation in Parliament, the DMK is being casteist in that it wishes to 'freeze' the advantage it enjoys at present in perpetuity.
It is true that the comparatively lower population growth in the states of the south is the result of better governance, higher literacy rates and economic development. What the actual situation is can only become known if the delayed census takes place. It may well be that even the traditional BIMA...