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பிரதமர் அவர்களே… எங்களுக்கு எழுத்துப்பூர்வமாக உறுதிகொடுங்கள்! #தமிழ்_வாழ்க #FairDelimitationForTN https://t.co/mafR2DOIxa

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin demanded a written constitutional guarantee from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Tamil Nadu's parliamentary seats will not decrease.

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பிரதமர் அவர்களே… எங்களுக்கு எழுத்துப்பூர்வமாக உறுதிகொடுங்கள்!

#தமிழ்_வாழ்க #FairDelimitationForTN https://t.co/mafR2DOIxa

பிரதமர் அவர்களே… எங்களுக்கு எழுத்துப்பூர்வமாக உறுதிகொடுங்கள்! #தமிழ்_வாழ்க #FairDelimitationForTN https://t.co/mafR2DOIxa
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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin directly challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding a formal, legally binding written assurance that Tamil Nadu's parliamentary representation will not be reduced under any future delimitation exercise. Addressing public gatherings, Stalin emphasized that verbal assurances and vague campaign promises provide no safeguard against constitutional amendments that could permanently curtail the political influence of southern states in Parliament.

The Chief Minister asserted that the Union government must introduce a constitutional amendment in Parliament extending the 1971 census-based seat distribution formula for another thirty years. He argued that states that successfully carried out national population control policies must be protected from losing legislative seats to regions that experienced unchecked population growth. Stalin pointed out that without written statutory guarantees, progressive states remain vulnerable to political marginalization that undermines the core principles of federal democracy.

Stalin declared that Tamil Nadu will persist with statewide mobilizations and multi-state alliances until the central leadership provides this explicit constitutional guarantee. He reaffirmed that the DMK administration remains resolute in protecting Tamil Nadu's sovereign representation, ensuring that future generations do not inherit diminished political authority within the national legislature.

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