The DMK opposed SIR from the very beginning, says Udhayanidhi Stalin

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Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin distributing kits comprising mats, pillows, and furniture  sheets to 86 radical   staying astatine  a recently  constructed nighttime  structure  for the stateless  adjacent   Anna Park connected  the Marina Beach.

Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin distributing kits comprising mats, pillows, and furniture sheets to 86 radical staying astatine a recently constructed nighttime structure for the stateless adjacent Anna Park connected the Marina Beach. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said connected Monday that the DMK and Chief Minister M.K Stalin had opposed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls from the precise beginning. He said the clip framework acceptable for the workout was insufficient and much voters were deleted from the rolls than expected: implicit 97 lakh voters each implicit the State and 14 lakh in Chennai alone.

Speaking to reporters, helium pointed retired that the Chief Minister had earlier spoken astir whose votes were removed from the rolls aft the SIR successful Bihar. He said much voters had been dropped disconnected the rolls than anticipated successful Tamil Nadu too. At a gathering of the DMK district secretaries held earlier, wide instructions were fixed connected however to re-add the voters dropped disconnected the rolls, those who were near out, and those who migrated. He said members of the nationalist should verify whether their names were retained connected the rolls, and voters could beryllium re-included successful the rolls till January 18.

Earlier successful the day, Mr. Udhayanidhi inaugurated a recently constructed nighttime structure for the stateless adjacent Anna Park connected the Marina Beach successful the Thiruvallikeni-Chepauk constituency. It was built astatine a outgo of ₹86.4 lakh, with the superior funds of the Greater Chennai Corporation. It tin accommodate 86 persons, according to an authoritative release.

Kits comprising mats, pillows, and furniture sheets were distributed to 86 radical staying astatine the structure located successful the Teynampet Zone. The merchandise said the structure was constructed connected 2,500 quadrate feet for the stateless persons residing on the formation and making a surviving by selling handicrafts, balloons, cosmetics, and flowers.

The merchandise added that the structure has abstracted toilets and bathrooms for men and women, lockers, and drinking h2o and energy supply. The Chennai Corporation has already been operating nighttime shelters for the stateless astatine 45 locations.

Minister for Municipal Administration and Water Supply K.N. Nehru, elected representatives, and officials were contiguous astatine the event.

Published - December 22, 2025 08:34 p.m. IST

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