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BJP person and Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan connected Monday (November 3, 2025) alleged that the ruling DMK successful Tamil Nadu is opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls to divert people’s attraction from the corruption charges levelled against it.
“Whenever determination are allegations of monolithic corruption charges against the DMK, the enactment volition rake up immoderate different issue. That is wherefore they are opposing SIR,” helium told reporters successful Chennai.
Mr. Murugan was referring to the Directorate of Enforcement’s (ED) claims of irregularities successful appointments successful the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) Department, arsenic good arsenic allegations of irregularities successful paddy procurement successful the State.
He besides said the SIR workout “is the request of the hour” to guarantee that genuine voters marque it to the database and bogus entries and dual voters are removed.
Mr. Murugan said that successful the past, the DMK had raised the contented of bogus voters and sought a revision of the rolls.
Even during Sunday’s all-party meeting, MDMK wide caput Vaiko had flagged the contented of bogus voters, Mr. Murugan said, adding that everyone indispensable cooperate with the SIR exercise.
“The SIR workout indispensable not beryllium politicised,” Mr. Murugan further said.
