Amit Shah slams DMK over corruption

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday dismissed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's claim that the state would lose eight Lok Sabha seats if delimitation is carried out based on the population census. Shah asserted that Tamil Nadu would not lose a single parliamentary seat, rejecting concerns over the potential impact of the process. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear in the Lok Sabha that even after delimitation, the seats of none of the states of the south will be decreased," Shah said, addressing the controversy. Shah's assurance at a rally in Coimbatore comes a day after Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin called an all-party meeting in Chennai on March 5 to discuss the delimitation exercise, which he referred to “as a sword hanging over southern states”.Amit Shah also asserted that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will form a government in Tamil Nadu in 2026.

#WATCH | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "...Sometimes it feels as if DMK has let all the corrupts in the society join DMK through a membership drive... MK Stalin and his son are raising several issues to deviate from the real issues. Today, they are… pic.twitter.com/EP1zBOuzTt

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The delimitation exercise – originally scheduled for 2026 – redefines the number of representatives a state sends to the Lok Sabha based on population. Shah said, "In cases of corruption, all the leaders of the DMK hold a master's degree.One of their leaders is embroiled in a cash-for-jobs case, another is involved in money laundering and illegal sand mining, and a third is facing charges related to disproportionate assets."