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The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a announcement to erstwhile main of naval unit Admiral Arun Prakash (retd), asking him to be a gathering to found his individuality arsenic portion of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Admiral Prakash, who has been settled successful Goa since his retirement, said SIR forms should beryllium revised if they are not “evoking” the required information. A elder official, however, said that his details bash not fig successful the elector database past updated successful 2002 and that helium falls nether the “unmapped” category.
Some X users, however, wondered what much the SIR squad needs since the ex-Navy chief’s PPO (Pension Payment Order) and beingness certificate are already disposable successful authorities databases.
“This is what is happening successful astir specified cases. Admiral Prakash falls successful the unmapped category,” South Goa District Returning Officer Egna Cleetus told PTI on Sunday (January 11, 2026).
Ms. Cleetus, who is besides the collector of South Goa, said that connected Monday (January 12, 2026), she volition spell done the Navy veteran’s enumeration form. The authorities volition scope retired to him, she said.
During the ongoing SIR, Admiral Prakash, a Vir Chakra Award awardee for his relation successful the India-Pakistan War of 1971, has been asked to stay contiguous earlier the electoral serviceman to found his individuality aft generating the “hearing notice”.
As the announcement has sparked a treatment online, Admiral Prakash wrote connected X, “I neither need, nor person ever asked for immoderate peculiar privileges since status 20 yrs ago. My woman and I had filled the SIR forms arsenic reqd (required) and were pleased to spot our names figures successful the Goa Draft Electoral Roll 2026 connected the EC website. We will, however, comply with EC notice.”
He wrote successful different post, “May I constituent retired to @ECIVEEP that (a) if the SIR forms are not evoking reqd info they should beryllium revised; (b) the BLO visited america 3 times and could person asked for further info; (c) we are an 82/78 yr aged mates and person been asked to look connected 2 antithetic dates 18 km away!!”
Responding to the post, Lt Col T S Anand (retd) wrote, “I judge Bugs successful bundle whitethorn person caused, but if specified a announcement does travel each national who has things successful bid tin conscionable spell and amusement it, thing wrong. So successful lawsuit of Adm Arun Prakash Sir his PPO/Veteran Card is impervious capable and for protocol the SIR squad tin spell to his home.”
X idiosyncratic @LancerFlying, who identifies himself arsenic Op Vijay and Op Meghdoot veteran, said, “His, YOURS and mine, PPO and beingness certificate is already connected the Govt database. What much is needed by the SIR squad than punch a fewer keys connected the keyboard and entree proof? Commonsense is missing, that is what is wrong!!”
