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Rahul Gandhi sparks controversy, claims merit system unfair
India Today
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3/21/2025
Rahul Gandhi's recent podcast comments on the merit system in India have ignited a political debate. He asserts that the system is unfair and advantageous to upper castes.
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Rahul Gandhi in his latest podcast has spoken once again about merit system in India claiming
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that any merit system is unfair because he claims that that's an upper caste narrative.
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This particular comment has led to of course a huge political debate as well with the opposition
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mocking Rahul Gandhi for this comment.
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Rahul Gandhi has said that the merit system is unfair, that it's flawed and that it leads
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to an advantage for the upper caste.
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So Rahul Gandhi while making a case for the caste census spoke about in fact the merit
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system calling it flawed, calling it an upper caste narrative.
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Let's get to all of the reactions that have come in on this.
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Okay, so those are the reactions coming in but Rahul Gandhi taking on in fact the merit
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system has also led to the BJP questioning and saying what about all of those Dalits
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members of the SC, ST communities who have worked hard, who've progressed in public life
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through hard work and used the merit system to thrive.
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And so they're claiming that Rahul Gandhi with this kind of a comment has insulted every
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hardworking Dalit or OBC member by in fact dismissing the merit system.
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But remember that Rahul Gandhi while making a pitch for the caste census which he's done
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before as well has now completely dismissed the merit system saying that it's flawed,
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that it's an upper caste narrative.
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According to Rahul Gandhi there is no level playing field in the sense that the merit
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system is beneficial only to one community and not to the rest which is why he talks
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about a caste census.
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Mind you there is already reservation but Rahul Gandhi is perhaps pitching for more
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than just that when he talks about this particular issue.
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