Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Wednesday claimed that Maratha leaders earlier did not support quota for the community and there was also pressure from OBC leaders on the government for 30-40 years to not give reservation to the Marathas.

Speaking to reporters at a private hospital where he has been admitted after calling off his hunger strike last week, Jarange said that Maratha and Other Backward Classes communities would not be influenced by the provocative statements of some political leaders. "If we are not given reservation by December 24, we will disclose the names of these leaders who stalled Maratha quota," Jarange said.