India, Sept. 14 -- The conflict between the Maratha and OBC communities has taken a turn, with parents from both communities deciding to withdraw their children from schools run by leaders of the other community.

In Rasingaon, a village in Nanded district in Marathwada, parents of 21 Maratha students submitted a joint letter to the principal of the Meenatai Thackeray Primary School on Friday, stating that they wanted to cancel the admission of their children . They also demanded that the school issue school-leaving certificates for their wards.

The institution is a residential school run by local OBC leader, Manohar Dhonde, president of the Virshaiv Shiva Sanghatana, which promotes the cause of the Lingayat community. Dhonde recently mo...