Prasad said the absence of reliable caste data for decades has hindered the effective formulation and implementation of welfare policies, particularly for marginalised communities like the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
The fishermen had set out to sea from Rameswaram on Saturday when they were detained for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). They were taken to Jaffna for questioning.
Kanimozhi, DMK's women's wing secretary, arrived in an ambulance from the hospital where she is being treated for the infection and voted with the PPE kit on.
