Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Feb 26: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday assured the southern states that they will not lose a “single Parliamentary seat” due to delimitation and accused Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin of spreading “misinformation” on the issue.
Shah, who was addressing BJP members after inaugurating a party office here, also rejected Stalin’s claims of “injustice” to the state in the allocation of central funds, saying the Narendra Modi government has provided Rs 5,08,337 crore to the state during the 2014-24 period.
The Union Home Minister was reacting to Stalin’s remarks that the delimitation exercise would impact the southern states, especially Tamil Nadu, which the Chief Minister claimed stands to lose 8 out of the 39 Lok Sabha seats due to delimitation and has convened an all-party meeting on March 5 to discuss the matter.
“No southern state including Tamil Nadu would see a reduction in the Parliamentary representation when delimitation will be done on a pro rata basis…And I want to reassure the public of South India that Modi ji has kept your interest in mind to make sure that not even one seat is reduced pro rata. Whatever increase is there, Southern states will get a fair share, there is no reason to doubt this,” Shah asserted.
The Modi government has made it clear in the Lok Sabha that no southern state will lose even one seat after delimitation and that the interest of the people of the southern states will be ensured in the matter, he asserted.
Accusing the Tamil Nadu government of “corruption and anti-national activities”, Shah said the people in the state are anguished over several issues and “the CM and his son (Udhayanidhi) have taken up some issue to divert public attention.”
At the event, which was attended by state party chief Annamalai, Union minister L Murugan, and BJP National Secretary Arvind Menon among others, Shah also asserted that in 2026, Tamil Nadu would witness the formation of an NDA government, signaling the new era. (PTI)
