there is a cream segment of the Dalits and certain castes that got categorized as 'lower' based on their influence at the time of Indian Independence that benef

there is a cream segment of the Dalits and certain castes that got categorized as 'lower' based on their influence at the time of Indian Independence that benefited from the affirmative actions, and they are now as influential as 'brahmins' their progeny continue to reap the benefits at the cost of the rest of their own caste members. This segment actually rules India - the Brahmins continue to hang in there, but don't really rule at the top, though they are there. A good example if you look is the Tamil Nadu government - primarily run by folk from castes who were at the forefront of the social reformation, but were not really low castes to begin with. Now, with power for nearly a century, they have strengthened their grips tighter.