DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai criticizes the BJP's handling of the delimitation issue, claiming it is aimed at undermining southern states' political leverage. He also criticizes the BJP for boycotting the all-party meeting and demanding written assurance from the Prime Minister.
Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin warned of losing parliamentary seats in the upcoming delimitation, which could reduce representation from 39 MPs to 32. He highlighted that the state's success in controlling the population could result in a seat loss.
Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin calls out BJP's actions, urging them to make Tamil an official language, halt Hindi imposition, and prioritize Tamil Nadu's development rather than symbolic gestures like installing Sengol.
Seeking the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the auction of over nine thousand square kilometres of the basin, CM Stalin wrote in a post on X, "The GoI's auction notification for petroleum and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve endangers a
"The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has called for an all-party meeting. Now, this is the funniest all-party meeting because nobody knows what the agenda is. Even when you go to a marriage, you will know the person who is getting married. But in this case, CM has called for an all-party meetin
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu National co-in-charge, Sudhakar Reddy, hit out at the ruling DMK over the delimitation row, accusing MK Stalin's government of raking up emotional issues to divert from the main issues.
Taking to social media post on X, Stalin wrote, "A century has passed since the Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha was set up to make South Indians learn Hindi. How many Uttar Bharat Tamil Prachar Sabhas have been established in North India in all these years? Truth is, we never demanded
Thirupathy said, "It is an unwanted meeting. He is trying to hide the failure of his government in the last four years--the deteriorating law and order, violence against women."
Union Minister SP Singh Baghel on Monday hit out at Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin over the proposed delimitation issue and said that they opposed Sanatan and Hindutva and did not believe in the existence of Ram and also opposed Hindi.
DMK leader Kanimozhi has said that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has raised a very valid and important concern regarding the proposed delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies and that the people want to know on what basis the exercise will be carried out.
His reaction came after the BJP decided to boycott the all-party meeting called by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on March 5 to discuss the proposed constituency delimitation and its impact on the state.