Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin urges residents to have more children due to the upcoming population-based delimitation, emphasizing that successful family planning might reduce the state's political representation. He calls for an all-party meeting to discuss the issue. Forty political parties are invited to address the consequences of the proposed delimitation by the Union government.
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