Tamil Nadu Delimitation Row: 37 MPs Skip CM Vijay’s Meeting, DMK Leads Boycott

Tamil
Nadu
Chief
Mi iste
S.
Joseph
Vijay’s
meeti g
with
the
state’s
MPs
o
the
Ce t e’s
p oposed
delimitatio
exe cise
faced
a
majo
setback
o
Satu day,
with
37
of
the
state’s
57
MPs
stayi g
away.

The
meeti g,
called
to
discuss
the
pote tial
impact
of
delimitatio
o
Tamil
Nadu,
was
atte ded
by
20
MPs.
The
state
has
39
Lok
Sabha
a d
18
Rajya
Sabha
MPs.

The
abse ce
of
a
la ge
umbe
of
MPs,
i cludi g
those
f om
the
DMK
a d
AIADMK,
has
eme ged
as
a
setback
fo
the
Chief
Mi iste .

DMK,
AIADMK
MPs
Amo g
Those
Abse t

The
MPs
who
atte ded
the
meeti g
we e
p ima ily
f om
the
Co g ess
a d
its
allies.
Twelve
Co g ess
MPs,
two
VCK
MPs,
two
CPI
MPs,
two
CPM
MPs,
o e
MDMK
MP
a d
o e
IUML
MP
we e
p ese t.

The
DMK
had
al eady
a ou ced
that
its
MPs
would
boycott
the
meeti g.

Acco di g
to
a
ANI
epo t,
Tamil
Nadu
Chief
Sec eta y
M.
Sai
Kuma
se t
sepa ate
i vitatio s
to
MPs
o
August
6
a d
7.

The
30
DMK
MPs,
alo g
with
fou
AIADMK
MPs,
o e
PMK
MP,
o e
MNM
MP
a d
o e
DMDK
MP,
did
ot
atte d.

DMK
Li ks
Pa ticipatio
To
Mekedatu
Issue

Those
who
stayed
away
f om
the
meeti g
alleged
that
the
Vijay
gove me t
was
attempti g
to
dive t
public
atte tio
f om
the
Cauve y
wate
dispute.

#WATCH
|
Che ai:
VCK
p eside t
Thol
Thi umavalava
says,
“O ly
o e
esolutio
was
passed
i
this
meeti g,
that
is
o
fai
delimitatio
o
o
othe
optio .
The
U io
gove me t
should
f eeze
the
umbe
543,
a d
we
have
passed
a
esolutio
that
the
umbe s
i
the
state
should
also…

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—
ANI
(@ANI)

August
8,
2026

The
dispute
betwee
Ka ataka
a d
Tamil
Nadu
ove
sha i g
Cauve y
ive
wate
has
pe sisted
fo
decades
a d
has
etu ed
to
the
spotlight
followi g
Ka ataka’s
p oposal
to
co st uct
the
Mekedatu
p oject
o
the
Cauve y.
Tamil
Nadu
has
opposed
the
p oject.

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Chief
Mi iste
Vijay
had
p oposed
talks
betwee
the
two
states
to
esolve
the
dispute.

Acco di g
to
PTI,
DMK
sou ces
said
the
pa ty’s
MPs
would
ot
atte d
the
meeti g
as
the
pa ty
mai tai s
that
it
would
pa ticipate
i
such
a
discussio
o ly
if
the
gove me t
co ve es
a
all-pa ty
meeti g
o
the
Mekedatu
issue.

#WATCH
|
Che ai,
Tamil
Nadu:
Tamilaga
Vett i
Kazhagam
(TVK)
p eside t
a d
Tamil
Nadu
Chief
Mi iste
Vijay
chai s
a
meeti g
of
Membe s
of
Pa liame t
i
Che ai
to
discuss
the
issue
of
delimitatio .

The
meeti g,
aimed
at
discussi g
Tamil
Nadu& squo;s
co ce s
ove
the
p oposed…

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—
ANI
(@ANI)

August
8,
2026

A
DMK
MP
said,
“I viti g
MPs
is
a
w o g
move;
the
gove me t
should
have
fi st
i vited
the
pa ty’s
top
leade ship.
The
job
of
MPs
is
to
follow
the
pa ty’s
sta ce.
This
meeti g
is
u ecessa y.”

Co g ess
Opposes
Populatio -Based
Delimitatio

Co g ess
MP
Ka ti
Chidamba am
said
the e
was
complete
co se sus
amo g
those
who
atte ded
the
meeti g
that
Tamil
Nadu’s
ights
must
be
p otected.

“The
Tamil
Nadu
Chief
Mi iste
called
a
meeti g
of
all
Tamil
Nadu
MPs
f om
both
the
Lok
Sabha
a d
Rajya
Sabha.
About
21
of
us
atte ded
the
meeti g,
a d
the e
was
complete
co se sus
that
Tamil
Nadu’s
ights
must
be
p otected.
Ou
ep ese tatio
i
Pa liame t
ca ot
be
educed.
A y
cha ges
o
delimitatio s
based
o
populatio
o
a y
othe
basis
will
be
opposed.”

Chidamba am
said
the
Co g ess
wa ts
the
st e gth
of
the
Lok
Sabha
to
emai
at
543
a d
Tamil
Nadu
to
etai
its
existi g
ep ese tatio
of
39
MPs.

“We
wa t
the
Pa liame t
to
emai
at
543
a d
the
seat
dist ibutio
amo g
the
states
to
emai
the
same,
mea i g
Tamil
Nadu
should
have
39
membe s
i
a
543-membe
House.
Ou
u a imous
opi io
is
that
a
la ge
Pa liame t
would
be
i effective
a d
would
ot
be efit
Tamil
Nadu.
The efo e,
we
wa t
the
Pa liame t
to
emai
at
543
a d
Tamil
Nadu’s
ep ese tatio
of
39
Lok
Sabha
MPs
to
emai
the
same.”

DMK’s
Ka imozhi
Speaks

DMK
MP
Ka imozhi
says,
“32
MPs
did
ot
pa ticipate
i
the
meeti g
a d
the e
is
o
cla ity
yet
o
the
outcome
of
today& squo;s
meeti g
co ve ed
by
the
Chief
Mi iste
o
delimitatio .
This
MPs
meeti g
has
bee
co ve ed
with
the
i te tio
of
dive ti g
atte tio
f om
the
Mekedatu
dam
issue
i
Tamil
Nadu.
We
a e
ot
completely
agai st
delimitatio .
We
a e
aski g
fo
a
fai
delimitatio .
Du i g
the
electio ,
DMK
P eside t
a d
that
time
CM
MK
Stali
had
made
it
clea
that
p otecti g
Tamil
Nadu
was
mo e
impo ta t
tha
electo al
victo y.
Mo e
tha
wi i g
the
electio ,
we
eed
to
p otect
the
ights
of
Tamil
Nadu.
That
is
ou
aim
a d
ou
leade & squo;s
aim.
TN
Gove me t
Chief
Sec eta y
is
fu ctio i g
like
a
sec eta y
of
the
TVK
headqua te s
a d
is
di ectly
calli g
MPs
a d
se di g
lette
to
atte d
the
meeti g,
the
oppositio
has
alleged.”

Che ai,
Tamil
Nadu
|
DMK
MP
Ka imozhi
says,
“32
MPs
did
ot
pa ticipate
i
the
meeti g
a d
the e
is
o
cla ity
yet
o
the
outcome
of
today& squo;s
meeti g
co ve ed
by
the
Chief
Mi iste
o
delimitatio .
This
MPs
meeti g
has
bee
co ve ed
with
the
i te tio
of
dive ti g
atte tio
f om…

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—
ANI
(@ANI)

August
8,
2026

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