Stalin interview: ‘Vajpayee froze delimitation to preserve balance until the country evolved more evenly. Why abandon that wisdom now?’

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin escalated opposition to delimitation, calling statewide black flag protests. He argued delimitation rewards population growth alone, ignoring governance outcomes. Stalin invoked former PM Vajpayee's delimitation freeze, questioning why that balance-preserving wisdom is abandoned. He criticized linking women's reservation to delimitation, calling it a deferred justice. Stalin emphasized federalism as constitutional covenant, not Delhi's administrative arrangement, warning weakened federalism weakens India's idea.

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