DMK, AIADMK attack Tamil Nadu CM over delimitation stance

Indian Opinion Analysis

Both sources report the core fact: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay urged the Centre for a legislative assurance on the delimitation bill, prompting DMK and AIADMK criticism of a ‘U-turn’. Times of India leads with the DMK's direct attack, calling it a ‘U-turn in a week’ and quoting the party’s social-media posts accusing Vijay of flip-flopping. livemint.com, which is mostly neutral wire copy (PTI and IANS), gives more space to Vijay’s exact speech and the TVK defence, including the minister’s denial of a stance change. Neither source mentions any independent verification of a shift, the story is driven entirely by opposition reaction. The careful reader should note that Vijay’s actual demand, a guarantee no state loses representation, is not necessarily a reversal from his earlier call to freeze seats at 543, both could be consistent. The next concrete step is the proposed Delimitation Bill, 2026, which will determine the outcome.