Chennai, Apr 15:
At the brink of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin issued Tuesday a “final warning from Tamil Nadu” to the Narendra Modi government against delimitation, saying it should not be pushed in this month’s special session.
In a video statement, he issued a stern final warning to the BJP-led Union government against pushing a Constitutional amendment on delimitation during the special Parliament session scheduled for 16 April. He cautioned that any move harming Tamil Nadu or disproportionately empowering northern states would trigger a massive statewide agitation with “every family hitting the streets.”
The special session, scheduled from April 16 to 18, will introduce a Constitutional Amendment Bill to implement women’s reservation ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
In a strongly worded video message ahead of elections on 23 April, Stalin described the hurriedly convened special session, set against ongoing polls in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, as an undemocratic attempt to “bulldoze” the amendment without transparency or consultation.
He accused the Centre of acting unilaterally, ignoring repeated appeals from southern states and even the principal opposition Congress party.
Stalin reminded the Centre that southern states, including Tamil Nadu, had diligently followed the Union government’s earlier calls for population control and smaller families.