India, March 13 -- Tamil Nadu minister Duraimurugan on Thursday drew a controversial comparison between marriage relations in the state and North India while referring to the threat of reduced parliamentary seats due to the delimitation exercise.

Chief minister MK Stalin has referred to the delimitation exercise as the "sword" hanging over the head of the state. An all-party meeting convened by the ruling-DMK on March 6 demanded a freeze in Lok Sabha seat numbers for the next 30 years citing demographic composition seen as unfavourable to Tamil Nadu and other South Indian states.

Addressing a public gathering, Duraimurugan, known for colloquial remarks, said that Tamil Nadu's population growth trajectory has been controlled due to its e...