Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu C. Joseph Vijay asked the government to safeguard the parliamentary representation of southern states, exempt Tamil Nadu from the NEET medical entrance test, and improve cooperation among states to counter the problem of drug trafficking. On Friday, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran posed a question regarding his stand on delimitation.

He claimed that the change in the stand of the Chief Minister was because of the meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Vijay mentioned the above three matters during the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting conducted in the state, presided by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Regarding the delimitation, he requested a binding legislative commitment that the process of delimitation shall not diminish the current representation of any state in Parliament. He said that the southern states have been leading the nation in terms of population stabilization, human development, and economic growth.

These achievements should not lead to a reduction in their political representation. States should not be punished for meeting national population control goals.

Vijay said that protecting the proportional representation of southern states would maintain equality, preserve the federal balance envisaged in the Constitution, and strengthen states' faith in democratic institutions.

Speaking on this issue on the sidelines of the Council meeting, Maran said that the DMK has always opposed any delimitation process that could alter the current representation of southern states in the Lok Sabha.

He said that the Tamil Nadu government convened an all-party meeting of MPs, in which a resolution was passed to freeze the delimitation of 543 Lok Sabha constituencies.

Later, the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a similar resolution, and the DMK supported this demand. However, Vijay's stance changed after a recent meeting with Amit Shah.

He also questioned the Congress party's differing stance on delimitation in southern states. He said, "The DMK urges the Congress to clarify its stance: in Karnataka, you want a moratorium; in Andhra Pradesh, you want delimitation; and in Tamil Nadu, you want a moratorium."

Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu C. Joseph Vijay asked the government to safeguard the parliamentary representation of southern states, exempt Tamil Nadu from the NEET medical entrance test, and improve cooperation among states to counter the problem of drug trafficking. On Friday, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran posed a question regarding his stand on delimitation.

He claimed that the change in the stand of the Chief Minister was because of the meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Vijay mentioned the above three matters during the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting conducted in the state, presided by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Regarding the delimitation, he requested a binding legislative commitment that the process of delimitation shall not diminish the current representation of any state in Parliament. He said that the southern states have been leading the nation in terms of population stabilization, human development, and economic growth.

These achievements should not lead to a reduction in their political representation. States should not be punished for meeting national population control goals.

Vijay said that protecting the proportional representation of southern states would maintain equality, preserve the federal balance envisaged in the Constitution, and strengthen states' faith in democratic institutions.

Speaking on this issue on the sidelines of the Council meeting, Maran said that the DMK has always opposed any delimitation process that could alter the current representation of southern states in the Lok Sabha.

He said that the Tamil Nadu government convened an all-party meeting of MPs, in which a resolution was passed to freeze the delimitation of 543 Lok Sabha constituencies.

Later, the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a similar resolution, and the DMK supported this demand. However, Vijay's stance changed after a recent meeting with Amit Shah.

He also questioned the Congress party's differing stance on delimitation in southern states. He said, "The DMK urges the Congress to clarify its stance: in Karnataka, you want a moratorium; in Andhra Pradesh, you want delimitation; and in Tamil Nadu, you want a moratorium."