Overview

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin demanded public assurances from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the state's parliamentary representation would not be reduced in percentage terms under the proposed delimitation exercise.
• Stalin called for a constitutional amendment to ensure states with controlled population growth, like Tamil Nadu, are not penalized in the redistribution of parliamentary seats.
• The Tamil Nadu CM skipped PM Modi's event inaugurating the Pamban Bridge in Rameswaram, instead attending a state government function to underscore his opposition to the delimitation proposal.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah previously assured that no injustice would occur during the delimitation process, but skepticism persists among southern leaders.
• Stalin emphasized that using 2026 census data for delimitation could disproportionately reduce Tamil Nadu's representation and urged the central government to continue using the 1971 population data, as promised by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.