Chennai: DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday warned of massive agitations that could bring the state to a standstill if any move in the delimitation process harms Tamil Nadu or disproportionately increases the political power of northern states.

Reiterating his charge that the proposed delimitation exercise is being carried out under a veil of secrecy, Stalin said in a video message that the BJP-led Centre was attempting to move ahead unilaterally without consulting not just the DMK, but any political party or state.

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"At this moment, I wish to say something important to the Union BJP government and to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. In the forthcoming Parliamentary session, our Members of Parliament will participate," he said.

However, "if anything is done that harms Tamil Nadu, or that disproportionately enhances the political power of northern states, we in Tamil Nadu will not remain silent."

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He also warned that Tamil Nadu will come to a standstill.

"Tamil Nadu will register its protest with full force. Every family will take to the streets. Under my leadership as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, we will organise a massive agitation," he said. PTI