CHENNAI: Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) general secretary Vaiko on Sunday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of acting at the behest of the Union government in implementing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, calling it “a move that strikes at the very roots of democracy.”

Speaking at the all-party meeting convened by Chief Minister M K Stalin, Vaiko said it was “deeply regrettable” that certain political parties and organisations that should have participated in the deliberations had instead chosen to criticise the initiative over the past two days. “Their absence from such an important discussion on democratic rights is both disappointing and irresponsible,” he said.

Warning of a potential demographic imbalance, Vaiko said the revision e

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