'Federalism Needs A Structural Reset': MK Stalin Calls For Constitution's Amendment 

Last Updated:February 18, 2026, 14:10 IST

The Chief Minister tabled the first part of Justice Kurian Joseph committee report on centre-state relations in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.

Stressing that India’s federalism needs a structural reset, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday proposed an amendment to the Constitution.

His remark came as a continued stand-off between states ruled by the opposition and the BJP-led central government.

The Chief Minister tabled the first part of Justice Kurian Joseph committee report on centre-state relations in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.

“India’s federalism needs a structural reset. If we wish, we can again amend the constitution. Meaningful federalism is not about control, but about trust, autonomy, and governance that responds to people’s realities," Stalin said.

In 1967, DMK founder and late CM C N Annadurai observed that the Union must indeed be strong enough to maintain the sovereignty and integrity of India.

His successor, the late M Karunanidhi, advanced this philosophy through the maxim, “Autonomy for States, and Federalism at the Centre" and in 1969 established the first independent committee on Union-State Relations under Justice P V Rajamannar, he recalled.

Stalin said the DMK follows the policy of autonomy in the states and federalism at the Centre.

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