The delimitation bill continues to stir political tensions in Tamil Nadu, with the DMK facing pressure from both allies and opponents. Congress leader Manickam Tagore has stated that parties which previously opposed the Nari Shakti Vandan amendment are likely to repeat their stance, implicitly targeting the DMK. MK Stalin had burned a copy of the bill and protested in black clothes. Meanwhile, TVK leader Joseph Vijay has declared his party’s opposition to the bill, though TVK has no MPs after giving its Rajya Sabha seat to Congress. Political observers note that this puts the DMK in a difficult position, as TVK frames the delimitation as a threat to Dravidian identity and Tamil Nadu’s political stature.
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