State‑wise reservation: Ilangoavan highlights Punjab’s OBC quota disparity

Addressing social justice, Ilangoavan emphasized that only state governments can determine which communities qualify as backward, as demographic compositions differ across regions. He used Punjab as an example, where OBC reservations stand at a modest 4 percent because the state's social fabric varies and the benefit largely accrues to a Hindu minority that forms a small share of Punjab’s total population.