Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay convened a meeting on Saturday with MPs to discuss the proposed delimitation exercise, but the DMK and AIADMK boycotted it due to concerns that the exercise is unnecessary and politically motivated. The meeting, held at Kalaivanar Arangam, focused on the potential impact of delimitation on Tamil Nadu. Only 21 MPs attended, including representatives from the Congress, CPI, CPI(M), VCK, MDMK, and IUML. The DMK, with 22 Lok Sabha MPs and eight Rajya Sabha MPs, and the AIADMK, with four Rajya Sabha MPs, stayed away from the meeting, along with their ally PMK. DMK MP Kanimozhi explained that the boycott was due to unclear agendas, extensive prior discussions, and doubts about the need for another meeting on delimitation. The parties criticized the meeting as a farce, arguing that there is no concrete proposal before Parliament and questioned why Vijay convened the meeting without addressing Opposition demands regarding the Cauvery-Mekedatu dispute. Vijay has consistently opposed the Centre's delimitation push, describing it as a "biased move" that could weaken the political representation of southern states.