On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Ramakrishna Reddy <[email protected]>wrote:

> Yes, Mahesh Shantaram did that many years ago, it costed him Rs 25/- .
> But it also got me curious, If one does not have a religion, does it
> automatically qualify him for a religious minority or any minority
> status  in India.


Ironically, Mahesh and Vidya had a Hindu wedding.

IANAL, but I suppose minorities have to be specifically identified in law or
you'd have a number of smaller castes trying to exit the Hindu umbrella.

If the Gujjars can agitate to be recognised as a backward caste for the
benefits, so can anyone else.

Kiran

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