With reference to the Cultural and Educational Rights of minorities under the Indian Constitution, consider the following statements:
1. The right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice is available only to religious minorities.
2. Both linguistic and religious minorities have the constitutional right to conserve and protect their distinct language, script, or culture.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Statement 1 is incorrect because under Article 30 of the Indian Constitution, all minorities, whether based on religion or language, have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. Statement 2 is correct as Article 29 guarantees any section of citizens residing in India having a distinct language, script, or culture the right to conserve the same.

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