 Even today, if you see any Dalit parliamentarians, it is only because of reservation," she says.She identifies herself as a Dalit feminist.Following the suicide of a Dalit student at the University of Hyderabad, Rohith Vemula, Gogu Shyamala made several statements in support of Vemula and his family, calling for greater participation from the English media on questions of caste and feminism.