The petition, filed by DMK organising secretary RS Bharathi and settled by senior advocate and MP NR Elango, seeks to quash the EC’s October 27 notification directing the SIR in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Monday approached the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral rolls, calling the move “unconstitutional, arbitrary, and a threat to democratic rights”, news agency PTI reported.

The petition, filed by DMK organising secretary RS Bharathi and settled by senior advocate and MP NR Elango, seeks to quash the EC’s October 27 notification directing the SIR in Tamil Nadu. The plea argues that the exercise violates Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitutio

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