<p>The Central Government on Tuesday told Parliament that there was no proposal under its consideration to bifurcate Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p>“Presently, no such proposal is under consideration,” Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha in response to a question from members from Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p>Lok Sabha members T R Paarivendhar and S Ramalingam had asked whether the government had any proposal to bifurcate any state in the country, including the state of Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/insult-to-parliament-pm-modi-slams-opposition-for-tearing-papers-making-derogatory-remark-1015711.html" target="_blank">Insult to Parliament: PM slams Oppn for tearing papers</a></strong></p>.<p>The question was raised amid speculation over carving out the 'Kongu Nadu' region in western Tamil Nadu as a separate state after the BJP mentioned it as the region to which Minister of State L Murugan belongs to, instead of Namakkal, his hometown.</p>.<p>Kongu Nadu, which comprises Namakkal, Salem, Tirupur and Coimbatore, is considered as the stronghold of the Gounder community, a powerful Other Backward Class (OBC) in the state.</p>
<p>The Central Government on Tuesday told Parliament that there was no proposal under its consideration to bifurcate Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p>“Presently, no such proposal is under consideration,” Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha in response to a question from members from Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p>Lok Sabha members T R Paarivendhar and S Ramalingam had asked whether the government had any proposal to bifurcate any state in the country, including the state of Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/insult-to-parliament-pm-modi-slams-opposition-for-tearing-papers-making-derogatory-remark-1015711.html" target="_blank">Insult to Parliament: PM slams Oppn for tearing papers</a></strong></p>.<p>The question was raised amid speculation over carving out the 'Kongu Nadu' region in western Tamil Nadu as a separate state after the BJP mentioned it as the region to which Minister of State L Murugan belongs to, instead of Namakkal, his hometown.</p>.<p>Kongu Nadu, which comprises Namakkal, Salem, Tirupur and Coimbatore, is considered as the stronghold of the Gounder community, a powerful Other Backward Class (OBC) in the state.</p>
