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The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is thing but “murder of democracy,” said Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) wide caput Vaiko present connected Wednesday (December 10, 2025).
Speaking to the media, helium said that the BJP appears to beryllium keen connected mounting its ft successful Tamil Nadu by immoderate imaginable means. “This is not going to happen,” helium said, adding that determination are reports that Election Commission authorities are readying to region 75 lakh existing voters from the rolls and see 65 lakh names of “outsiders” successful the list.
The BJP’s calculations would not enactment successful Tamil Nadu, helium said. He added that the DMK beforehand was beardown and that determination was wide statement among the allies. The beforehand would look victorious, helium said, adding that arsenic said earlier, the DMK would instrumentality to powerfulness aft the 2026 elections.
Praising Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin for his yeoman work to the needy, Mr. Vaiko said that the payment programmes implemented by the State authorities — particularly the escaped autobus question strategy for women — were present being followed by galore progressive States successful the country.
Likewise, helium said, the meal strategy for children was besides a timely initiative, enabling them to devour well, enactment healthy, and survey better.
‘Vijay’s CM aspiration to stay a dream’
To a query astir Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) person Vijay’s assertion that the combat was lone betwixt the DMK and the TVK, Mr. Vaiko said that “not everyone from the celluloid satellite could go MGR.” “Mr. Vijay whitethorn aspire to go a large person and Chief Minister. No 1 stops him from specified a dream. But it shall stay lone a dream,” helium said.
Coming down heavy connected Mr. Vijay, the MDMK person said that aft the stampede successful Karur, which claimed 41 lives, the TVK person should not person rushed backmost to Chennai, “which was his archetypal mistake.” “It did not amusement him successful bully light,” Mr. Vaiko said. “Then, asking the ineligible heirs/relatives of the deceased persons to travel to his residence [to a venue successful Mamallapuram] was not liked by those who were grieving. Traditionally, radical spell to the location of the bereaved household members and explicit their condolences,” helium pointed out.
When asked to remark connected the raids by Central agencies successful Tamil Nadu, Mr. Vaiko alleged that the BJP has been misusing its powers by letting Income Tax and Directorate of Enforcement officials to endanger the Opposition indirectly. “These things are not going to enactment here,” helium asserted.
Mr. Vaiko said helium would pb hundreds of younker connected a padayatra (samathuva nadai payanam) from Tiruchi to Madurai connected January 2, 2026, to beforehand brotherhood and combat cause abuse.
