Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 27 (ANI): DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai on Monday raised sharp questions over the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase 2 across 12 States and Union Territories, including Tamil Nadu.

Speaking to ANI, Annadurai questioned the ECI's intent and transparency, citing the exclusion of Assam, the 2003 cut-off year, and the alleged disenfranchisement of voters in Bihar.

"What has the ECI learnt from its experience in Bihar and how does it implement those findings in these 12 states? Why Assam has been left out of this SIR? When did SIR become a citizenship exercise? Why is ECI trying to bring in the criteria of citizenship? Is ECI a citizenship-finding unit? If so, how many illegal immigrants were they able to find out

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