DMK Slams Rahul Gandhi over 'Silence' on TN Voter Deletions, Calls Him 'Duplicitous'
The party said the special intensive revision removed 97.3 lakh names and accused the Congress leader of ignoring deletions while the INDIA bloc protested the Election Commission.
- On Tuesday, DMK Spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his silence regarding large-scale voter deletions in Tamil Nadu, alleging the hesitation stems from actor-politician Vijay and the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.
- Conducted ahead of the 2026 state polls, the Special Intensive Revision process resulted in the removal of approximately 97.3 lakh names from draft rolls, dropping the state's electorate from about 6.41 crore to 5.43 crore.
- Official data attributed deletions to 66.4 lakh voters marked shifted or absent, 26.9 lakh deceased, and around 4 lakh duplicates, with Chennai alone accounting for over 14 lakh removals including 1.03 lakh from Kolathur.
- Stalin attributed his party's defeat to the SIR exercise, claiming it disproportionately affected genuine electors, after the DMK approached the Supreme Court against the process last November.
- While the Congress has campaigned against the SIR across states, Rahul's silence on Tamil Nadu deletions has created an opening for the DMK to attack the Leader of Opposition for double standards.
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DMK slams Rahul Gandhi over 'silence' on TN voter deletions, calls him 'duplicitous'
DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai has criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for not addressing voter deletions in Tamil Nadu. Annadurai highlighted the inconsistent positions Gandhi has taken regarding the electoral roll revision. He questioned why Gandhi has not supported Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's statement on dissolving state governments elected after the Special Intensive Revision. The DMK has alleged that millions were rem…
<p style="text-align: justify;">Former ally DMK has targeted Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who is protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi. DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai asked what is Rahul Gandhi's stand on the issue of deletion of names through SIR in Tamil Nadu? DMK has been alleging for the past several months that the names of one lakh voters were deleted from Kolathur, the constituency …
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