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A heated debate was witnessed in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Friday after Minister for Public Works Aadhav Arjuna questioned the Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin whether the DMK MPs would attend the critical meeting to present a united front over the delimitation issue. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will chair a high-level consultation meeting with members of Parliament from the state on August 8 to discuss the Centre's proposed constituency delimitation exercise and its potential impact on the state. Speaking during the assembly proceedings, Arjuna described delimitation as a "grave challenge" on par with inter-state river water disputes. Highlighting the urgency of safeguarding the state's political voice, the minister announced that the Chief Minister has convened a high-level consultative meeting with Members of Parliament across all political parties to formulate a unified strategy. Addressing DMK leader Udhayanidhi, the minister asked whether his party's MPs would attend the meeting.