What Jawaharlal Nehru thought of reservations
Posted by Sajith M on May 29th, 2006
2006
May 29
On the 27th of June 1961 wrote to the Chief Ministers of the day as follows:
I dislike any kind of reservations. If we go in for any kind of reservations on communal and caste basis, we will swamp the bright and able people and remain second-rate or third-rate. The moment we encourage the second-rate, we are lost….
This way lies not only folly, but also disaster.
Posted under: Thoughts , Reservation
