Chennai: Terming the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls as a \"conspiracy\" to rob the people of Tamil Nadu of “their right to vote”, the ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) on Monday appealed to all political parties to oppose the exercise and be “vigilant to prevent disenfranchisement of voters\".

The SPA comprising Congress, Left, VCK, MDMK, IUML, and other parties also convened an all-party meeting on November 2 to discuss the issue and decide the next course of action. The alliance said the exercise should not be done hastily and that adequate time must be given.

The opposition parties such as AIADMK and BJP are unlikely to participate as they have welcomed the conduct of SIR and accused the DMK of opposing the exercise only to hide its \"failures\

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