Chennai, Oct 29 (IANS) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday urged all political parties in Tamil Nadu to rise above political differences and attend the all-party meeting convened for November 2 to oppose what he called a “democracy-disrupting” Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll by the Election Commission of India.

Addressing a large public gathering in Tenkasi, Stalin accused the BJP-led Union government of “experimenting” with the SIR exercise in Bihar before attempting to impose it on Tamil Nadu.

“This is a man-made calamity threatening the very foundation of democracy,” he said. “I appeal to all Opposition leaders, regardless of our political disagreements, to join hands and stand united against this move.”

The Chief Minister said his government had successful

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