M.K. Stalin | India now stands at a constitutional juncture that calls for recalibration rather than complacency

India’s centre-state relations need reset—though not as radical as Stalin claims

The irony of a state government demanding fiscal autonomy from New Delhi while starving its own local bodies of both funds and decision-making authority is hard to miss — and harder still to defend.

MK Stalin says federalism needs ‘structural reset’, calls for constitutional amendment

Meaningful federalism is ‘not about control, but about trust, autonomy, and governance that responds to people’s realities’, the DMK chief said.

M.K. Stalin | India now stands at a constitutional juncture that calls for recalibration rather than complacency

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin argues that India’s constitutional “centralising bias”—a relic of post-Partition anxiety—is now a “habit” that hinders national progress. Drawing on the legacy of C.N. Annadurai and M. Karunanidhi, he makes a compelling case for “Right-Sizing the Union.” Following the submission of the Justice Kurian Joseph Committee Report (Feb 16, 2026), the Chief Minister outlines a vision where the Union is strong becaus…

Union, States shareholders in Constitutional structure: CM Stalin

The committee, chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph, with former bureaucrats K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty and M. Naganathan as members, submitted its report to the Chief Minister on Monday.