The Pattali Makkal Katchi on Thursday demanded setting up of a commission for carving out more new districts in Tamil Nadu using population as the yardstick.
An ally of the ruling AIADMK, the PMK, demanded one new district for a population of every 12 lakh people.
Welcoming Chief Minister K Palaniswami's announcement on trifurcation of Vellore district, top PMK leader S Ramadoss said his party's long time demand for splitting Vellore district into three has now borne fruit.
Acceding to his party's demand and respecting the sentiments of the people of the district, the government has taken the step to split up Vellore and it is a welcome measure, he said in a statement.
Citing the recently announced districts of Kallakurichi, Chengelpet and Tenkasi coupled with two new districts announced today, he said these were, however, not enough.
"This is a good beginning for administratively reorganising Tamil Nadu's landscape."
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