"Regretfully, the Supreme Court decision has at best delayed the inevitable, " - Mr. Ram Kelkar......There is a good chance that in the light of the deep social divides Quota is likely to cause, probably far bigger than Mandal fallouts, and further alienation of middle classes from political structure, thereby having a long term deep security impact as the very idea of nationalism would get redefined for the younger generation, SC may adjudicate in favour of quota annulment. The premises for quota are based on weak foundation of discriminatory development. The investments required for addressing social equity are far greater and need different kinds of platform including adult education, universal literacy, scholarship etc and at the same time not compromise the values of excellence and equality. What is more worrisome is the adverse impact it would have against Hindu Dharma. These are deep issues which may be serving the political objectives of DMK, Communists, and Caste based parties, but sadly turn Constitution into a divisive instrument.
