Archive · 8 Aug 2026
TN CM Vijay to Meet MPs on Delimitation, DMK Boycotts
The government in India wants to change how the country's election areas are drawn.
This process is called delimitation.
Tamil Nadu is a state in southern India.
Its leader, Chief Minister Vijay, is worried the new plan might not be fair for Tamil Nadu.
He called a meeting with members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu.
They will talk about how the new plan could affect the state.
But the DMK, a big political party, said its MPs will not go.
The DMK thinks the meeting was arranged the wrong way and that its top leaders should have been invited first.
The DMK also wants the government to talk about the Mekedatu water issue before it joins any meeting.
Some leaders say everyone who cares about Tamil Nadu should attend the meeting.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will chair a meeting of the state's MPs on Saturday at 3 pm at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai to deliberate on the Centre's delimitation proposal.
DMK MPs are set to boycott the meeting, with a party MP calling the invitation of MPs a 'flawed move' and saying the government should have invited the party's top leadership first.
DMK said it will participate only if the government convenes an all-party meeting on the Mekedatu issue.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore said those who put Tamil Nadu first will attend, adding that the meeting is about the state's rights, interests and future; Congress is an ally of the ruling TVK.
CM Vijay said he proposed holding talks with Karnataka on the Cauvery (Mekedatu) issue, citing hope for a positive outcome, and declared in the Assembly he did not wish to indulge in cheap politics on it.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, the state's MPs, DMK MPs who are set to boycott, DMK chief M K Stalin, Congress MP Manickam Tagore, and Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, who raised the Mekedatu issue
- What
- A meeting of Tamil Nadu MPs to deliberate on the Centre's proposed delimitation exercise and its likely impact on the state
- When
- Scheduled for Saturday at 3 pm; invitations were sent to MPs on August 6-7 and the report is dated August 8, 2026
- Where
- Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Why
- To discuss the union government's delimitation proposal and its impact on Tamil Nadu's interests and future
DMK
Tamil Nadu Government (TVK-led)
MP meeting on delimitation
DMK
The meeting is unnecessary and inviting MPs is a flawed move; the government should have invited the party's top leadership first, and MPs have a mandate to follow the party line.
Tamil Nadu Government (TVK-led)
The meeting is not about party politics but about Tamil Nadu's rights, interests and future; those who put Tamil Nadu first will attend, and the people will remember who stood with the state.
Mekedatu issue
DMK
DMK will participate in discussions only if the government convenes an all-party meeting on the Mekedatu issue.
Tamil Nadu Government (TVK-led)
CM Vijay said it was he who proposed holding talks with neighbouring Karnataka on the Cauvery (Mekedatu) issue, seeing some hope for a positive outcome, and he does not wish to indulge in cheap politics on it.
- Event
- Meeting of Tamil Nadu MPs on the Centre's delimitation proposal
- Chair
- Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay
- Venue and time
- Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai, 3 pm Saturday
- Invitations sent
- August 6-7 by Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary M Sai Kumar
- DMK stance
- Boycott; will participate only if an all-party meeting on the Mekedatu issue is convened
- Congress stance
- Will attend; Congress is an ally of the ruling TVK
- Related issue
- CM Vijay proposed talks with Karnataka on the Cauvery (Mekedatu) issue
- Report date
- August 8, 2026 (PTI)
Sources
TN CM Vijay to brainstorm with MPs on Centre's delimitation proposal, DMK to boycott
CM Vijay To Meet Tamil Nadu MPs Over Delimitation; DMK To Boycott
TN CM Vijay to brainstorm with MPs on Centre’s delimitation proposal, DMK to boycott
