Mr. Vijay’s initiative caught the Opposition, especially the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), off guard. Change of positionFour months ago, when the campaign for the Assembly elections was at its peak in Tamil Nadu, the Dravidian major, a long-standing vociferous critic of the proposed delimitation, had staged dramatic scenes as its president and then Chief Minister M.K. The sole representatives of the Pattali Makkal Katchi and the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam also skipped the meeting. Politically, much water has flown down the Cauvery with the Dravidian major losing power and most of its allies to the fledgling TVK. What is quite evident is that, as in the case of many other issues, the delimitation controversy too is being used by the major players to settle political scores with each other.