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Leaders of the constituent parties of the DMK-led INDIA staged a protestation present connected Tuesday against what they called the “hurriedly carried out” Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls erstwhile the Assembly predetermination is circular the corner.
Speaking connected the occasion, elder DMK functionary Pon. Muthuramalingam said neither the Constitution of India nor the People’s Representation Act made a notation of the SIR. “We are not protesting against the SIR arsenic such. But, we each are opposed lone to the hurried mode successful which it is being implemented for completion successful 1 month,” Mr. Muthuramalingam said.
He expressed interest that large blunders could beryllium done if the full process of SIR was taken up hastily. The contented of SIR was pending earlier the Supreme Court, helium added.
Stating that the enumeration signifier of the SIR was causing confusion, helium said, “The file for “relative” of the elector was peculiarly precise confusing.” The process would impact the close to ballot of a batch of radical who had migrated successful the past 2 decades, Mr. Muthuramalingam, who is simply a subordinate of the DMK’s highest argumentation making body, said.
Addressing the protesters, Madukkur S. Ramalingam said determination were tons of discrepancies successful implementing the SIR. “In immoderate houses, not each the eligible household members person got the enumeration forms. In immoderate places, lone 1 form, alternatively of two, has been distributed,” helium said.
Similarly, determination were complaints astir the booth-level officers not cooperating with the booth-level agents. “At this rate, the full SIR could not beryllium completed wrong 1 month. Hence, it should beryllium postponed and taken up aft the Assembly elections 2026,” Mr. Ramalingam added.
MLAs G. Thalapathi and M. Boominathan, and erstwhile DMK territory caput V. Veluchamy were among those who spoke.
