http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/28/stories/2010062857460300.htm
Andhra Pradesh - Kadapa MMRPS to agitate for SC classification Special Correspondent We will stage protests in front of the houses of Ministers, MPs, MLAs: Devaiah Madiga KADAPA: Maha Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MMRPS) founder-president S. Devaiah Madiga asserted on Sunday that the samithi would not only agitate for achieving micro-classification of Scheduled Castes in the State, but would strive to ensure that the fruits of developmental programmes and welfare schemes implemented by the Central and State government reached Madigas and its sub-castes. MMRPS committees would exert pressure on the Central and State governments in a peaceful manner and stage protests in front of the houses of Ministers, MPs and MLAs in pursuance of their demand, he said. The problems confronting the Madiga community would remain unresolved until micro-classification was achieved, he asserted at a news conference here. There was no rift between the Mala and Madiga Communities and they developed on education, employment and political lines when the previous government enacted a legislation classifying the SCs, he stated. Development of Madiga community was hampered ever since the micro-classification was disapproved by Supreme Court, he added. The Central and State governments were apathetic in getting the micro-classification restored since two years, despite concerted agitations, Mr. Devaiah said. Mr.. Devaiah Madiga oversaw the election of office-bearers for MMRPS' Kadapa district unit and the district student wing. Chitti Sriramulu Madiga was elected honorary president of Kadapa District MMRPS, Ponnolu Subbarayudu as district president and G. Nagamuni as general secretary. Others elected were G. Brahmaiah and B. Palakondaiah as vice-presidents, S. Narasimhulu as joint secretary and G. Munaiah as State vice-president. S. Balu Madiga was elected president of Kadapa Maha Madiga Vidyarthi Samakhya, M. Venkataramana as district general secretary, S. Gangadhar as vice-president, S. Sriramulu as district secretary.
