<p>At the ABP Southern Rising Summit 2024, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu and Telangana MLA Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) presented differing views on population growth, birth rates, and the potential impact of Lok Sabha delimitation. Ram Mohan Naidu supported Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s recent appeal for families to have more children, emphasizing that it reflects a forward-looking vision addressing concerns of an ageing population. “Chandrababu Naidu thinks for the next 20 years, even 50 years,” he remarked, drawing parallels to challenges faced by countries like Japan, Germany, the USA, and Nordic nations dealing with low birth rates and population ageing.</p>