Ranipet, April 16 -- In protest against the proposed constituency delimitation bill to be introduced by the Central Government, Tamil Nadu Handlooms and Textiles Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate R Gandhi on Thursday staged a silent demonstration by hoisting a black flag in front of his residence in Ranipet.

The bill has drawn strong opposition from the DMK leadership and is expected to be taken up during the ongoing special session of Parliament beginning today, April 16.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin has also repeatedly expressed concerns over the proposed delimitation exercise and has instructed party members to register their dissent.

The protests have intensified across the Ranipet district. In areas ...