Rohith was an OBC, parties should not politicise it: Union Min
04, Feb 2016
New Delhi, Feb 3 , 2016, PTI:
Another Union Minister today claimed that Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide at Hyderabad University, was not a Dalit and parties should stop politicising his death for their own gains.
“There is no question of this being a Dalit versus non-Dalit issue as Rohith and his family are an OBC. They belong to the Vaddera caste. Now it is being said that his mother is a Dalit which is correct,” Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said.
“But Rohith was born in 1990 and as per the facts that have emerged from the investigations, Rohith got his certificate made in July 2014 which states that he is a Dalit. So, the certificate was made after almost 25 years and he was living with his father till then,” he said.
“So, the question here is why didn’t he get a certificate made before that and why he got a certificate made now?” he alleged.
