South India's Population Debate: The Call for Children Amid Lok Sabha Delimitation Concerns

The Lok Sabha delimitation exercise has sparked discussions on population dynamics in South India. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin referred to a cultural saying while addressing the implications of delimitation on family size during a mass marriage event in Chennai.

He suggested that the delimitation process might encourage couples to have more children as part of a shift away from the small family norm. His comments follow Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu's call for women to have more children to stabilize the state's population.

Concerns among southern states include potential reduced representation in Parliament due to their success in population control. Andhra Pradesh Congress sees Naidu's call as a strategic move to secure the region's political influence despite potential tensions with the central government.