this is the language that the forward Community has used for ages to suppress the voice of the underprivileged for ages. Your attitude is hit and run and you do not have the courage to even identify yourself which reflects the mentality of feudal suppression that we have suffered so long. I did not say merit has to be replaced by reservation, I said merit is good, provided it serves the very purpose of education that the nation is paying for, and secondly Providing opportunities for the underprivileged need not be an on going affair,Laws against its use must be brought in for elimination of the creamy layer, but no one can argue that we should reduce the percentage of reservation since the new pool of candidates would benefit once the creamy layer is eliminated. Abusing me and living in an ivory tower is useless since the overwhelming voice in this country is for reservation caste based and/or economy based. Income based reservation also should be included for all the children of BPL families who aspire for higher education and their education should be funded through scholarships or subsidized by the state as much as possible.