Deletion of List of people from Delhi

Comment: Part of a series of :Category:Lists of Indians by state. Clearly defined inclusion criteria for a group of notable people. The only rationale presented is that it'll be "overly long". That's not a valid reason to delete. The article can be split into sub-pages as and when needed per 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Article size (WP:SIZE)

Comment: Guys! chill. I have no issues keeping this list if it has a proper inclusion criteria. I couldn't find it mentioned anywhere. And I thought this list will include all people of Delhi, which would be absurd. I would also like to mention that I had invoked  as the reason and added the too long clause for a little more weight. I noticed that all the people mentioned have their own Wiki article. Is that the Criteria? If it is, then what is the requirement of a List when we  :Category:People from Delhi|already have it
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOTDIR)