Hyderabad, Feb. 26 -- Amid the Lok Sabha delimitation issue in Tamil Nadu, BJP leader N Ramchander Rao on Wednesday alleged that the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has been "spreading false news" and accused Chief Minister MK Stalin of "misleading people".

He reiterated the BJP-led Central government stand that southern states will not lose any parliamentary seats on account of the delimitation.

"DMK has been spreading false news that delimitation will reduce seats (constituencies) in South India, especially in Tamil Nadu; this is baseless. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has clarified this. BJP govt has assured that no single seat for any state...delimitation process will be done according to guidelines...Stalin should stop misle...