IUML urges Election Commission to ensure inclusion of minority Tamil diaspora in electoral rolls

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) connected Wednesday urged the Election Commission to guarantee the enrolment of Tamil diaspora during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls successful the State.

In a solution adopted astatine its urgent enforcement meeting, presided implicit by its president K.M. Kader Mohideen, successful Tiruchi connected Wednesday, the enactment said astir 15 lakh radical from the number communities belonging to antithetic parts of the State had gone overseas for employment. Most of them were Muslims and respective of them were surviving with their household members. They indispensable beryllium enrolled successful the electoral lists. The predetermination authorities should judge the forms to beryllium submitted by specified persons done their jamaat leaders.

It alleged astir 65 lakh voters belonging to number and oppressed communities were deleted from the electoral lists successful Bihar nether the guise of SIR. The Election Commission had taken up the workout successful Tamil Nadu erstwhile the contented was pending earlier the Supreme Court. The clip for carrying retired the thrust was short. Considering the shortage of enumerators and the ongoing rainy season, the SIR should not beryllium carried out. If it is continued, it would pb to the deletion of genuine voters from the electoral rolls, a solution said.