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The AIADMK said connected Monday that it “wholeheartedly” welcomed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls successful Tamil Nadu.
In a statement, D. Jayakumar, organisation caput of the enactment and erstwhile Minister, wanted the Election Commission (EC) to spot to it that the process was conducted decently and successful a transparent manner. “As the workout volition beryllium done by employees of the State government, the Commission should guarantee that they transportation retired the enactment impartially,” helium said.
He recalled however his enactment had complained astir the beingness of 40,000 names, including astir 8,000 deceased, successful the electoral rolls released astatine the clip of the byelection to the Erode (East) assembly constituency successful 2023, contempt the persons not residing successful the country and, during the Lok Sabha canvass past year, “non-deletion” of names of the dormant and those who had out-migrated from the State, successful summation to duplicate entries.
In the R.K. Nagar assembly seat, retired of 44,000 names to beryllium deleted, arsenic sought by the AIADMK earlier the Madras High Court, astir 31,000 names had been deleted till now. Inquiry was successful advancement with respect to the rest. This was besides being carried retired successful different Chennai constituencies — Tiruvellikeni-Chepauk, T. Nagar, and Thousand Lights.
As Chief Minister M.K. Stalin knew that the decision of his enactment successful the 2026 Assembly predetermination was imminent, helium has begun searching for reasons for the eventual outcome, Mr. Jayakumar alleged. At slightest successful the remaining months, helium should halt blaming the Opposition and bash bully deeds for radical of the State, Mr Jayakumar added.
