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  1. www.indiatoday.in › history-of-it › storyWhen a Congress leader went against his party to demand ...

    Nov 3, 2023 · Annasaheb Patil, from the Mathadi community, championed the cause of the Maratha community by bringing forth their demand for reservation in the 1980s. Patil, who was a Congress MLC and an eminent Maratha leader, also went against his party's government to demand reservations for Marathas.

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  2. www.msn.com › en-in › newsPride and prejudice: The Marathas’ 40-year-old struggle for ...

    Find out why. I t all began with Annasaheb Patil. The late Congress leader, who defied his party, can be described as the first martyr in the cause of Maratha reservations, arguably the most...

  3. indianexpress.com › article › citiesMaratha reservation: A long history of political tug-of-war ...

    Sep 4, 2023 · The first protest was held 32 years ago by Mathadi Labour Union leader Annasaheb Patil in Mumbai. Since 1981, Maratha reservation has become an integral part of politics in the state and a cause for mass protests.

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  5. timesofindia.indiatimes.com › city › mumbaiMaratha Quota Demand: The Battle for Reservation in ...

    Feb 4, 2024 · The first protest on the quota issue was held in the 1980s by Mathadi Labour Union leader Annasaheb Patil in Mumbai. Groups like Sambhaji Brigade also agitated for rights of the community.

  6. indianexpress.com › article › explainedFrom 2016 to present, how Maratha morcha changed its stance ...

    Oct 30, 2023 · The first Maratha reservation protest took place in 1982, led by then Mathadi Kamgar Labour Union leader Annasaheb Patil. He, however, ended his life, disillusioned with then Congress government’s lack of response. The Maratha reservation issue went to the backburner since then, till 2016.

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  7. www.msn.com › en-in › newsMaratha Quota: A Timeline Of The Decades Long Reservation ...

    1981: The first protests demanding the Maratha reservation under the leadership of Annasaheb Patil started, which included demands for a separate reservation for the community. Also, the...

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  9. www.news18.com › news › opinionFrom Class to Caste, How Reservation Demand for Maratha ...

    Oct 10, 2020 · On 22 March 1982, Annasaheb Patil, a legislator and iconic leader of the mathadi (head-load) workers, organised a massive morcha (meeting) of the Maratha community in Mumbai, demanding reservation on economic criteria as against caste basis.