K'taka caste census report 'leaked', split data shows Muslims at No 1 position

IF the leaked data of castes in Socio-economic Educational Survey (SES) 2015 is to be believed, Muslims make the single largest community in Karnataka with a population of 76,76,247 (12.83%).

- DEVARAJ B HIREHALLI

Apparently, the data, subject to be authenticated officially, of a split in the population of some major communities showed Muslims as the single largest community, but the clubbed data otherwise showed the Scheduled Castes (SCs) as the single largest. If the government released the split data, it would trigger a controversy. But it has to be officially released after a special cabinet meeting convened by Chi