Nedumangad (Thiruvananthapuram): Mar Baselios Cleemis, head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church on Sunday came down heavily on UDF government alleging that it had backtracked on the issue of reservation for Nadar community.

"Ommen Chandy and his government broke all the earlier promises they gave in the run up to the previous Assembly elections and even after that," the cardinal said addressing a convention of Malankara Catholic Church held in Nedumangad.

The cardinal's statement is seen as a warning that the church would be using the voting power against the Congress-led front unless the government takes steps to grant reservation benefits to all sections of the Nadar community in equal measure.

"The reservation was promised in the UDF manifesto and the chief minister violated it. The government, which forgets everything in front of the corporates should come clear on why it keeps denying justice to the Nadar community. The believers will stand united against the deceiving attitude of the government," Mar Cleemis said.

Presently, the Nadar communities of the South India United church, Latin Catholic Church have reservations. However, population of around two lakh are outside the reservation margins. Even as the state Assembly elections are round the corner the stiff stand taken by the Malankara Catholic church is expected to pose serious threat to the UDF government.