The southern states of India, which have been successful in birth control to maintain relevance in parliamentary politics, are now leaning towards increasing their population. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has asked all able-bodied married women in the state to produce 16 children each. Although he did not set a limit, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has said that maternity leave will be granted to mothers every time a child is born. Chandrababu’s party TDP MP Appala Naidu has gone a step further and said that if a…
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