CHENNAI: Suspecting a 'conspiracy' in the move to carry out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, DMK president and Chief Minister MK Stalin, along with leaders of allies, appealed to leaders of all political parties to attend an all-party meeting in Chennai on November 2.

The appeal came after a consultative meeting of the Secular Progressive Alliance leaders held at Anna Arivalayam on Monday, following the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) announcement that the next phase of the SIR will be held in nine states including Tamil Nadu.

In a joint statement, the leaders urged all political parties to participate in the all-party meeting, setting aside political differences.

They charged that the BJP-led Union government was relentlessly destroying demo

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