People can't seem to get enough of Veerappa Moily, the enforcer of the new quota regime. See Abi drooling over Moily's management skills here.Committee chairman M Veerappa Moily says, "The soccer World Cup selection goes to show that when weaker sections are given equal opportunity and access as other sections of the society, hidden talent emerges. It also broadens talent base and facilitates diversity."
In a note circulated during the committee's meetings, the implementation of the proposed quota system is compared to the zonal representation practised by soccer's governing body, FIFA.
Can't beat this. Goooooaaaaaaaaaal!
[Update] Since we posted this, Moily's comment was widely discussed in the blogosphere and the media.
Rashmi Bansal made a satire on her blog:
An expert committee has noted that in the last 76 years, India has not been represented in the finals of the FIFA World Cup. This is a gross injustice considering that we represent 16.66% of the world population.
From TOI (Oranges and Apples):
There are, indeed, a number of parallels. One could think of the way parties have made the caste issue a political football, the goalpost they're all aiming at being some fraction of the OBC vote.
Financial Express (Eh, Mr Moily? Don't twist opportunity into outcome):
In sum, the football World Cup is actually an advertisement for critics of caste quotas as used in India. Promoting equality of opportunity and abilities to compete is unexceptionable; decreeing particular outcomes quite another. For meaningful debate, distinguish the two.
1 comment:
These types of half-analogies really cast a shadow of doubt on this committee's sincerity.
He conveniently forgets that even in the world cup, the representation is only at the entry point. Every nation has to compete to move forward. That is the thrill of the world cup. The analogy therefore is more apt to lower education instead of at the superspeciality MD courses at AIIMS.
I would have agreed with Mr. Moily if there were reserved places at the last 16, quarter finals, semi-finals and the finals.
Half-analogies are just a diversion tactic to thwart a scientific study into the beneficiaries of the OBC quota.
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