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The ruling front and the Opposition in the State have sought to provoke a political and social uproar over Union Minister of State for Petroleum Suresh Gopi’s comment that “high-born” individuals could lead the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs rather than a member of the community, as has been the norm. Similarly, Mr. Gopi said that a person from the tribal community could head programmes for the welfare of “upper castes”. Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Viswam dismissed Mr. Gopi’s attempt to retract the ‘casteist slur’ aimed at marginalised communities. K. Radhakrishnan, MP and CPI leader who formerly served as the Minister for the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes, said Mr. Gopi’s words echoed the Sangh Parivar’s aim to re-establish caste as the essential selfhood of an Indian citizen and a yardstick for their respective political roles and social status in society.

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