Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay urged the Centre to provide legislative assurance that southern states will not lose parliamentary seats due to successful population control.
The remarks at the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting drew criticism from DMK and AIADMK, who accused the Chief Minister of performing a U-turn on the delimitation issue.
The TVK government defended the stance, stating it remains committed to the August 12 assembly resolution that demands the number of Lok Sabha seats be permanently frozen at 543.