Kamal Haasan, who now leads the Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM), stepped into the national conversation with a clear demand: don’t wait, don’t delay, and don’t complicate women’s reservation anymore.
He pushed the Centre to call a special session of Parliament and pass a Private Member’s Bill that promises 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.
Kamal Haasan’s sharp push for immediate women’s reservation
Kamal Haasan did not hold back in his message posted on X. He supported a new legislative move by P Wilson, a DMK Member of Parliament, who introduced a Private Member’s Bill aimed at implementing 33% women’s reservation without linking it to delimitation or census delays.
After the historic fall of delimitation-linked 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, my colleague @PWilsonDMK has introduced a Private Member’s Bill to implement 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, without linking it to delimitation.
The Bill also… https://t.co/ivkJSOdKqE
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) April 18, 2026
Haasan stressed that women’s reservation must be applied immediately within the current strength of Parliament. In simple terms, he wants the seats to be reserved now, not after any future redrawing of boundaries or population exercises.
He also suggested a long-term freeze on delimitation until 2051. According to him, this would give states enough time to stabilise population growth. He argued that several northern states could achieve this through better women empowerment, especially by improving access to education, healthcare, and jobs for women.
The 131st Amendment Bill and the delimitation debate fallout
The trigger for this renewed debate was the failure of the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026. This Bill had proposed women’s reservation but linked it to delimitation, meaning the implementation would depend on future redrawing of constituencies and census-related exercises.
That connection became the main point of conflict. Critics argued it would delay the actual rollout for years, if not decades.
Haasan referred to the collapse of this Bill as a “historic fall” and used it to strengthen his argument that linking women’s reservation with delimitation only blocks progress.
He also raised a political concern. According to him, any attempt to introduce delimitation “through the back door” could disturb India’s federal balance. He pointed out that population differences between northern and southern states already create political tension, and sudden changes in seat distribution could worsen it.
He said states like Tamil Nadu and other southern regions should be examples of women-focused development and population control, not punished by reducing their political representation.