{"id":14770,"date":"2026-08-21T03:59:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T03:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14770"},"modified":"2026-08-21T03:59:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T03:59:32","slug":"u-turn-in-a-week-dmk-slams-vijay-over-delimitation-stance-after-amit-shah-meeting-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14770","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;U-turn in a week&#8217;: DMK slams Vijay over delimitation stance after Amit Shah meeting | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133392278,imgsize-884053,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/dmk-slams-vijay-over-delimitation-issue.jpg\" alt=\"'U-turn in a week': DMK slams Vijay over delimitation stance after Amit Shah meeting\" title=\"The Stalin-led party accuses Vijay of taking 'U-turn' after meeting Amit Shah\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The Stalin-led party accuses Vijay of taking 'U-turn' after meeting Amit Shah\">The Stalin-led party accuses Vijay of taking &#8216;U-turn&#8217; after meeting Amit Shah<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Thursday launched a sharp attack on <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/tamil-nadu\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tamil Nadu<\/a> chief minister C Vijay Joseph, accusing him of taking a &#8220;U-turn&#8221; on the issue of delimitation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/dmk\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DMK<\/a>&#8216;s criticism came after Vijay met Union home minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/amit-shah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amit Shah<\/a> in Tamil Nadu on Thursday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Taking to social media, the DMK IT cell alleged that Vijay, who had earlier taken a strong stand against the Centre and Amit Shah over the issue of delimitation, had now changed his position.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The party wrote, &#8220;Chief minister Vijay, who took a firm stand against Amit Shah on the issue of delimitation. Chief Minister Vijay, who, in the very same week that a resolution was passed to not increase the current number of 543 MPs, changed his stance.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>In another post, the DMK said, &#8220;Chief Minister Vijay has done a U-turn in a week on the constituency redrawing issue! Is this the same person who called Tamil Nadu&#8217;s supporters of constituency redrawing the &#8216;eight-footers&#8217;?&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The party also took a veiled jibe at TVK allies in state, &#8220;Will the parties in the alliance question the duplicity in this double game by Thavega? Or will they also give a nod to this?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The attack came on a day Amit Shah chaired the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council in Chengalpet, Tamil Nadu, bringing together representatives of five states and three Union territories to discuss issues concerning the Centre and the southern region.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The meeting was held at the Taj Fisherman&#8217;s Cove hotel in Kovalam and was hosted by the Tamil Nadu government. 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