hi ashok,i have no intention of debating about who is bigger,who is greater etc. i cited tamilnadus case as it has consistently been implementing reservations for other backward castes. u obviously have experiences that have created a revulsion in u and an anger. i can understand that.if i were in ur position i would be feeling exactly the same. but what ive been trying to convince people on this forum is that theres no basis for ur anger.that doesnt mean im belittling ur feelings.all im trying to do is to show the facts to u and make u to come down from ur anger. now ,the facts i stated to u,46 % of the population is getting 30 % of the seats,while 13 % of the population is getting the chance to compete in 31 % of the seats.if that 13 % of the upper castes are outscored by the people from the reserved category,where does the fault lie? it can be called discriminatory if the backward classes are given a percentage reservation more than their population percentage. the reservation has been provided in the constitution.instead of fighting within the rules,people are expressing frustration through the media and expressing opinions that they will go to america. forgive me , but that is the behaviour of a child. there are ways and means to get grievances redressed.u have to fight for ur rights.the scheduled castes and the backward classes were fighting for a century or more.once the upper castes find their privileged position weakening,they have resorted to badmouth the constitution,the politicians and everything else and want to go to america.that is the saddest thing to do. how many members of the middle class are members of any political party.look at the u.s.the common man takes active part in politics.