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Chennai: Tamil Nadu is observing a statewide \u2018black flag\u2019 protest today following Chief Minister M K Stalin\u2019s call against the Centre\u2019s proposed delimitation exercise.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, Stalin, president of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), had announced the protest after an emergency meeting of party MPs and district secretaries, warning New Delhi of serious consequences if Tamil Nadu\u2019s concerns were ignored.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sword that hung over our heads has now descended upon us,\u201d he said, terming the delimitation amendment a \u201cmassive, historic injustice\u201d against Tamil Nadu and the southern states.<\/p>\n
Black flags have gone up across homes and public spaces in the state as part of the agitation. Stalin had accused the BJP of \u201cplaying with fire\u201d and warned that the Union government would pay a \u201cheavy price\u201d if it refused to respect Tamil Nadu\u2019s voice. \u201cThis is not about parties or individuals. It is about protecting the rights of our people,\u201d Stalin said, urging MPs across India to unite against what he called a \u201cgrave danger\u201d to federalism. He said the draft delimitation bill, set to be tabled in Parliament today, would disproportionately boost the political power of northern states. Stalin has been mobilising non-BJP ruled states on the issue, with leaders from Kerala, Telangana, Punjab, and Karnataka joining earlier deliberations in Chennai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chennai: Tamil Nadu is observing a statewide \u2018black flag\u2019 protest today following Chief Minister M K Stalin\u2019s call against the Centre\u2019s proposed delimitation exercise. According to Kashmir Media Service, Stalin, president of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), had announced the protest after an emergency meeting of party MPs and district secretaries, warning New Delhi …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":197796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t