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Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and former Governor of Telangana and Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday hit out at the ruling DMK for “deliberately misrepresenting” the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and accused it of misleading the public for political gains.
Hitting back at DMK leaders’ criticism of the ongoing SIR process, Tamilisai said, “DMK has exposed its ignorance by calling Special Intensive Vetting as ‘Special Intensive Registration’. When the Deputy Chief Minister himself cannot explain correctly what SIR means, it shows that he hardly understands the process. He is blindly opposing it only for political reasons.”
Explaining the objective of SIR, he said that the purpose of the Election Commission’s exercise is to ensure a clean and accurate voter database.
“The objective of the SIR is to include new voters who have turned 18, remove names of dead persons and eliminate duplicate or fake entries. The entire process is completely transparent, with citizens getting an opportunity to verify and raise objections,” he said.
According to the Election Commission’s schedule, the door-to-door verification campaign will run from November 4 to December 4, followed by a period for objections and corrections between December 9 and January 8, 2026.
The complaints will be verified till January 31 and the final voter list will be published on February 7, 2026.
Rejecting allegations that the SIR is a politically motivated exercise by the Centre, Tamilisai pointed out that the amendment is being done simultaneously in 12 states, including several BJP-ruled states.
“If the same process is happening across the country, how can it be described as an anti-Tamil Nadu or anti-DMK move?” he asked. Accusing the DMK of spreading fear, he said the opposition to the party stems from insecurity.
“The DMK does not want this purification process because they thrive on irregularities. They are worried that the fake voters they added during their tenure will be removed through this thorough vetting,” Tamilisai alleged.
He urged political parties to cooperate with the Election Commission to ensure a fair and credible voter list instead of spreading misinformation for political gains.
–IANS
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