Tamil Nadu Minister Challenges Election Commission: Claims SIR Process Threatens Voter Rights Ahead of 2026 Elections

Nov 16, 2025 12:04 am CST

Tamil Nadu IT Minister Dr PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan has criticized the Election Commission of India over its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, filing a Supreme Court petition to halt the process. The minister claims the timing and methodology could disenfranchise thousands of voters before the 2026 Assembly elections, while the EC defends the exercise as a routine legal requirement for maintaining accurate voter lists.