Ramadoss welcomed the Supreme Court ruling upholding 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in higher educational institutions and said it was a victory for social justice which has come after a long wait of 60 years.

“It is a historical verdict, but at the same time we are disappointed by the exclusion of the creamy layer. We would take up this issue with like minded parties as well as within the UPA and the Cabinet,” he told reporters in New Delhi.

Asked how the government planned to increase the infrastructure to increase the number of seats in the higher educational institutions, he said the Health Ministry had held a series of meetings on this recently.

On whether the quota can be implemented in medical colleges from this year, he said the increase will be according to the infrastructure. “From next year we will provide accordingly”.

“We have not had time to look into the verdict. Once we get that, we will see the implications of that,” he said.