Jamshedpur, Dec. 14 -- The tribal movement demanding the delisting of converted tribals from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list gained further momentum, with former chief minister (CM) Champai Soren saying on Saturday that minority status and taking benefits of ST cannot go hand in hand.

"All the schools, colleges, and such educational institutions run by the churches in Jharkhand describe themselves as 'minority institutions' and take the benefits in lieu of that from the government. But they also take the benefits of the reservation meant for the STs. Both cannot go hand in hand simultaneously. No institution can take the benefits of both minority status and ST status," Soren posted on his Facebook and X pages on Saturday.

The statement a...