{"id":7579,"date":"2026-08-01T13:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=7579"},"modified":"2026-08-01T13:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:01:04","slug":"defeat-delimitation-in-house-rahul-gandhis-ettappan-charge-on-centre-an-appeal-to-parties-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=7579","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Defeat delimitation in House&#8217;: Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s &#8216;Ettappan&#8217; charge on Centre &#038; an appeal to parties | 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-132789198,imgsize-130388,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/rahul-gandhi-on-delimitation.jpg\" alt=\"'Defeat delimitation in House': Rahul Gandhi's 'Ettappan' charge on Centre &amp; an appeal to parties\" title=\"Rahul Gandhi (File photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rahul Gandhi (File photo)\">Rahul Gandhi (File photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Congress leader <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rahul-gandhi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rahul Gandhi<\/a> on Saturday described the proposed delimitation exercise as a \u201cconspiracy\u201d by the ruling <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a> to \u201ctake away\u201d <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>\u2019s political power.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>He also said that anyone supporting delimitation would be a \u201c21st-century Ettappan\u201d \u2014 a Tamil term for a traitor.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cThere is an attempt by the BJP to carry out delimitation. It is designed to disenfranchise people and take away the political power of the people of Tamil Nadu. This is a BJP conspiracy,\u201d Rahul Gandhi told reporters in Tamil Nadu\u2019s Mahabalipuram.<\/p>\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<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>\u201cAnyone who supports delimitation is betraying Tamil Nadu, betraying the future of Tamil Nadu, and allowing the RSS and BJP to attack the people of Tamil Nadu and its future. <!-- -->Such a person is a 21st-century \u2018Ettappan\u2019,\u201d the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Rahul Gandhi also appealed to the people of Tamil Nadu, the state\u2019s political parties, and all national parties to \u201cdefeat\u201d the proposal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>\u201cNo Tamil person should support delimitation. Every Tamil person should oppose delimitation. Every Tamil party and every national party should defeat delimitation in the House,\u201d the Wayanad MP said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/defeat-delimitation-in-house-rahul-gandhis-ettappan-charge-on-centre-an-appeal-to-parties\/articleshow\/132788879.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday described the proposed delimitation exercise as a \u201cconspiracy\u201d by the ruling BJP to \u201ctake away\u201d Tamil Nadu\u2019s political power.He also said that anyone supporting delimitation would be a \u201c21st-century Ettappan\u201d \u2014 a Tamil term for a traitor.\u201cThere is an attempt by the BJP 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