Chennai, April 16 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA and Thousand Lights constituency candidate Ezhilan Naganathan, on Thursday, led the protest outside the Gopalapuram residence of late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi and said that opposition parties across states were uniting against the proposal, alleging that it would adversely impact the representation of southern states.

He said, "Today every state is rallying behind our CM's voice, we have got letters from Revanth Reddy, West Bengal and other affected states. Opposition parties have joined together to oppose the bill as it will affect the South Indian states."

Alleging an imbalance in representation, Naganathan said, "The Union government has failed to understand the contribution...