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‘A convert to Islam is only a Muslim, he cannot claim reservation benefits’: Madras HC strikes down Tamil Nadu govt order, slams attempt to incentivise conversions

Friday, June 26, 2026AditiView original
The Madras High Court struck down a Tamil Nadu government order that allowed converts to Islam to get reservation benefits.The High Court said that when a person converts to Islam, he becomes a Muslim, and his place in Muslim society is not determined by the caste to which he belonged before his conversion.