Edapaddi K.
Palanisamy is all set to become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The Supreme
Court decision against Sasikala in the DA case has created a state of political
havoc in Tamil Nadu. Sasikala riding on the support of majority of MLAs has
nominated Palaniswami as the leader of the Assembly. OPS may not be able to
prove his majority on the floor of the house, if given a chance.
Caste of K. Palaniswami
Palaniswami who
is considered a powerful leader of Salem is also a trusted ally of both late
Jayalalitha and Sasikala. He was seen many times laying down on the feet of
Jayalalitha showing that this powerful man who has amassed crores of Rupees can
go to any length when it comes to ‘buttering’.
Many people are
also wondering about the caste of Palaniswami. Actually, his caste was one
reason why Sasikala has selected her. It is expected to make AIADMK even
stronger.
Palaniswami
belongs to Kongu Vellalar caste, one of the most numerically powerful castes of
Tamil Nadu. Kongu Vellalar is also sometimes referred to as Gounder.
Interestingly, Palaniswami’s father used to suffix Gounder in his name.
However, Palaniswami doesn’t use his caste name with his name.
It should be
noted that Kongu Vellalar used to be bracketed under Forward Caste after
independence. And hence, they were not able to get any sort of reservation.
However, riding on the numerical strength they have in the Western region of
Tamil Nadu, they successfully convinced the ruling dispensation to recognize
them as backward caste. They were recognized to be so in 1975 and since then
this numerically and financially strong community is enjoying reservation.
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