YouTuber A2D Nanda Kumar’s recent video titled “அழியும் நிலையில் தமிழர்கள் – South vs North ☠️ | Need More Babies 🥲”, that is focused on the recent controversy about delimitation, is not just riddled with factual inaccuracies—it’s a textbook example of how divisive political propaganda is cloaked in demographic fearmongering to serve partisan narratives. His alarmist predictions about the “extinction” of Tamils and the “end” of Tamil Nadu are not grounded in demographic science, but rather in a deliberate distortion of facts designed to push the DMK’s anti-Delhi, anti-North narrative.
A2D Nanda Kumar, known for his infinite love for Pakistan and vilification of India amid Operation Sindoor is also accused of scamming his subscribers earlier. His credibility is as true as a ₹3 coin—nonexistent, laughable, and only circulated by those who don’t know better.
Below is a detailed rebuttal to the claims made in his video—backed by data, historical context, and constitutional realities.
Fabricated Demographic Doomsday To Vilify Federal Policies
Claim: “Tamil population will collapse to 1 crore by 2100–2500, leading to ethnic extinction.”
Reality: Tamil Nadu’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 1.4 aligns with developed nations like Japan and South Korea, reflecting socioeconomic progress, not collapse. Demographic projections show that while Tamil Nadu’s population may peak and then gradually decline, it will not collapse to a mere 10 million by 2100. The United Nations and Indian census projections indicate a gradual aging and slow decline, not a demographic collapse.
The video’s apocalyptic framing mirrors DMK’s fearmongering about delimitation, which it claims will reduce Tamil Nadu’s political representation.
Misleading Comparison With Japan
Yes, Japan has a TFR of 1.3 and faces an aging crisis. But equating Tamil Nadu with Japan ignores key differences:
- India’s population is younger.
- Tamil Nadu continues to receive migration from other parts of India, which Japan does not.
- Economic structures, urbanization rates, and welfare systems differ dramatically.
To suggest that Tamil Nadu will become a retirement home by 2040 like Japan is lazy, fear-based analogizing. And at this point, he is once again creating a fear of “invasion” subtly when he speaks of internal migration because it would only point to the “north Indians” moving down south.
Alarmism Over Cultural Disappearance
Claim: “If it continues like this, eventually, the Tamil ethnic group itself might disappear. End of Tamils.”
Reality: The idea that “Tamils will disappear” is absurd and not just alarmist—it’s dangerously misleading. Tamil culture, spoken by over 75 million people across the globe and sustained by a vibrant diaspora, is far from extinction. Even with a low fertility rate, populations do not vanish within a few generations. These panic-driven claims ignore demographic science and serve only to manufacture ethnic anxiety rather than inform policy.
Tamil Nadu is a state with rich linguistic, cultural, and political history. No demographic model predicts its disappearance, and the only people talking about such doomsday scenarios are those who benefit politically from portraying Tamils as victims.
In addition to this, Nanda Kumar also mentions how sparse the Tamil population in Singapore and Malaysia is as if they were the original inhabitants of those regions. Nanda Kumar might need some anthropology lessons to understand that Tamils from India, Sri Lanka migrated as plantation workers to Malaysia, Singapore and other Far East nations during British rule. The Tamils in these regions assimilated very well into the population and are present in a sizeable number that one of the official languages in Singapore and Tamils are in significant political roles.
Delimitation Fearmongering To Stoke Regional Hostility
Claim: “Delimitation will erase Tamil Nadu’s political voice, leading to a ‘North Indian dictatorship’.”
Reality: Delimitation is a constitutional process to ensure proportional representation based on population. Southern states’ contributions to India’s GDP and federal institutions like the Rajya Sabha ensure continued influence. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured the people that the Southern states’ concern on delimitation will be taken care of. And since steps for delimitation has not even commenced, one wonders what the need for such fearmongering is.
Claim: “If delimitation happens, the voice of the South will not be heard in Parliament at all. This will lead to a dictatorship for South India.”
Reality: While the South’s relative representation in Parliament may decrease if seats are reallocated strictly by population, the claim that this will result in a “dictatorship” or complete disenfranchisement is hyperbolic. As mentioned earlier, no concrete steps have been taken for delimitation process so far, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured the political leaders from south of India that their concerns will be addressed. The Indian political system includes multiple checks and balances, and Southern states will continue to have significant influence through other mechanisms (Rajya Sabha, federal negotiations, economic contributions, etc.).
Claim: “North Indian migration to Tamil Nadu is due to low population caused by family planning.”
Reality: Labor migration is driven by economic opportunities, not population decline. Tamil Nadu’s thriving industries attract workers nationwide, a sign of economic integration, not “invasion.”
Claim: “The Indian government forced sterilization in the 1970s, especially in South India, but not in North India.”
Reality: Forced sterilization during the Emergency (1975-77) was a nationwide policy, but it was particularly aggressive in North Indian states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi, with quotas and police coercion, not just the South. The suggestion that only South India followed family planning is misleading and factually incorrect; implementation varied, but forced sterilization was not a South-only phenomenon.
To selectively highlight the South is either ignorance or deliberate distortion.
Claim: “States like UP and Bihar did not follow population control, so their population increased, and now Tamil Nadu will be punished by losing MP seats after delimitation.”
Reality: This trope—popular in DMK circles—feeds into a grievance narrative that Southern states are being “punished” for responsible governance. While it is true that Northern states like UP and Bihar have higher TFRs, they also have higher poverty, illiteracy, and health challenges. The demographic transition occurs at different paces in different regions.
Delimitation is a constitutional mandate meant to ensure fair representation based on population. Calling it “punishment” is emotional manipulation.
Claim: “North Indian states give a baby bonus of ₹3,000 for the second child.”
Reality: While the baby bonus is real, there is a factual error in his statement. Truth is that the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, supports every pregnant and lactating woman from disadvantaged backgrounds all over the country. Under PMMVY 2.0 (from April 2022), ₹5,000 is provided in two instalments for the first child, along with ₹1,000 under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), totaling ₹6,000. For the second child, a ₹6,000 benefit is given in one instalment if the child is a girl, promoting positive attitudes towards daughters and improving the sex ratio at birth. In cases of miscarriage or stillbirth, the mother remains eligible for full benefits in subsequent pregnancies.
Claim: “Because of low population, there are no people to work in Tamil Nadu, so North Indians are being imported. This is a problem caused by family planning.”
Reality: Migration for work is a complex phenomenon influenced by economic opportunities, wage differentials, and labor market needs. While Tamil Nadu does have a lower TFR, labor migration from North India is driven more by economic disparities and the demand for labor in growing Southern economies, not solely by population decline.
Blaming labor migration on low TFR is a flawed and ethnocentric analysis. Tamil Nadu’s economy is advanced and industrialized—it needs workers, and North Indians are filling that gap. This is not a problem, it’s federal economic cooperation. But in the hands of propagandists like Nanda Kumar, it’s turned into a xenophobic narrative.
Family Planning – A Western Conspiracy?
Claim: “After WWII, Western powers forced India to adopt family planning as a condition for loans, to prevent communism and poverty.”
Reality: While international agencies like the World Bank and IMF did encourage population control in developing countries, the claim that it was a Western conspiracy to prevent communism is speculative and not backed by mainstream historical research. India’s family planning policies were influenced by both international advice and domestic concerns about resource constraints and poverty.
But off all the bizarre claims, Nanda Kumar goes on to make an inflammatory analogy, comparing South India to a repressed sister and North India to an irresponsible brother. He claims that while the ‘sister’ (South India) earns and sustains the household, she is denied basic freedoms simply because she’s a woman, while the ‘brother’ (North India) enjoys unchecked liberty. He asks, “Won’t the girl want to leave the house?” — a thinly veiled call for separatism, cloaked as concern. This kind of rhetoric dangerously normalizes anti-national sentiment.
The Bigger Picture: Pushing the DMK’s Narrative Under The Guise Of Social Commentary
Nandakumar is not an independent commentator. His views reflect long-standing DMK propaganda points:
- South India vs. North India
- Hindi vs. Tamil
- “North Indian” suppression vs. Tamil self-respect
- Population control as an anti-Tamil plot
This video fits neatly into that template—weaponizing half-truths and demographic anxiety to fuel regionalist sentiment. It’s political theatre masquerading as social concern.
Beware The New Age Propagandist
A2D Nandakumar isn’t just misinformed—he’s misleading thousands. His video is not a cry for Tamil survival; it’s a DMK-adjacent political tract dressed up in demographic pseudo-science. Tamil Nadu deserves better than fear-based narratives and falsified history.
For real empowerment, we need facts, federal cooperation, and informed debate—not shrill YouTube propaganda where the host oscillates like a pendulum spouting nonsense that is Dravidian populism in disguise.
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