SIR will be hero of Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026, says former minister Kadambur Raju

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 AIADMK MLA  Kadambur C. Raju along with enactment      workers astatine  Thoothukudi Collectorate connected  Friday.

AIADMK MLA  Kadambur C. Raju along with enactment workers astatine Thoothukudi Collectorate connected Friday. | Photo Credit: RAJESH N

Asserting that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rotation volition beryllium the ‘hero’ of Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026 arsenic it volition comb-out the bogus voters, erstwhile curate and Kovilpatti MLA Kadambur C. Raju has said the filled-in SIR forms should beryllium received lone by the Booth Level Officers and not by the representatives of governmental parties.

Speaking to reporters aft submitting a petition to District Collector K. Elambahavath connected Friday, Mr. Raju said organisation of forms for SIR of electoral rotation by the Booth Level Officers had begun to enroll each eligible voters successful the electoral rotation adjacent arsenic the representatives of the governmental parties were monitoring it. If the filled-in SIR forms were received by the booth agents of governmental parties, it would pb to irregularities. Hence, the filled-in forms should beryllium received lone by the Booth Level Officers and not by the representatives of the governmental parties.

“Pressing this demand, we’ve submitted a petition to the District Collector,” said Mr. Raju.

The erstwhile curate alleged that the ruling DMK booth agents, aft threatening the Booth Level Officers successful immoderate places, were distributing the forms straight to the voters. The DMK national caput of Kovilpatti was distributing the SIR forms astatine Lingapatti nether Kovilpatti Assembly constituency to the voters, which should not beryllium allowed.

“Besides taking stringent enactment against the DMK national caput nether question for violating the rule, the Collector should strictly instruct the Booth Level Officers to administer the forms straight to the voters and not done the representatives of the governmental parties. The SIR should beryllium completed with utmost attraction and successful unbiased manner. If the usurpation is allowed contempt our resistance, we’ll petition the Chief Electoral Officer and the Election Commission of India seeking enactment against each erring officers,” Mr. Raju warned.

He accused the DMK of having enrolled 10,000 to 12,000 bogus voters successful each Assembly constituency and hence the ruling enactment was trembling successful fearfulness aft SIR of electoral rotation started successful Tamil Nadu besides portion the AIADMK had thing to hide.

“The SIR, which volition region each bogus voters from the electoral rotation volition beryllium the leader of Assembly polls 2026,” Mr. Raju said.

On the Coimbatore pack rape case, helium said the allies of the DMK and the women leaders of the ruling enactment were refusing to condemn and talk against this ‘failed government’ arsenic “heinous crimes were happening crossed Tamil Nadu everyday”.

When asked astir the caller expulsion of elder person K.A. Sengottaiyan from the AIADMK, Mr. Raju said: “Weeds should beryllium removed for nourishing the crop, which is applicable to AIADMK also”.

Published - November 07, 2025 08:14 p.m. IST

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