I. Membership of the Association is open to all men and women above the age of 18 who are residing at Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and anywhere in Gujarat. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in exceptional cases, a person who does not come under any of the above categories for qualification for membership or does not possess the requisite qualification for membership, may be admitted to the benefits of membership if, the opinion of the Managing Committee, the membership of such person is helpful and conducive for the preservation and propagation of the Dravidian language and culture provided that the number of members so admitted not having the requisite qualification does not exceed 20% of the total number of members constituted by the Linguistic Minorities. II. Managing Committee shall always have the right to control admissions to membership of the Association in such a manner and in such ways so as to always maintain 80% membership for the eligible linguistic minorities under clause 2(1)(I); III. Membership shall be of two types, viz Patrons and Life Members. Patrons members shall be given preferential treatment at all functions organized by the Association such as reserved seats, double the number of invitations and free passes compared to life members. These privileges can be modified from time to time by the Managing Committee as they deem fit. IV. Every new entrant shall be introduced by an existing member V. Membership application shall be made in the prescribed form as per modified Appendix II hereto. VI. The Managing Committee shall have the discretion to accept or reject any application for membership