But the community said that their representation and access to opportunities were still abysmal. The agitations were quelled when the DMK came back to power in 1989, and M Karunanidhi created 20% reservation for MBCs, and Vanniyars were among the 108 caste groups in the list. The agitation paralysed the entire state for at least a week, when Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK), later AIADMK, founder MG Ramachandran (MGR) was the chief minister. “I made this commitment to honour the sacrifice of those who struggled for social justice during the by-elections for Vikravandi (assembly constituency in Villupuram in 2019),” said Stalin, adding that his family, too, belongs to a socially backward community. Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday announced that a ₹4-crore memorial for 21 people who died in police firing during the Vanniyar quota agitation in 1987 would be constructed in Villupuram district, marking the state’s stance on social justice.
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