Coimbatore: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday questioned the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for protesting against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, asking why the party never raised concerns when the revision was not conducted for nearly two decades.

Speaking to reporters in Muthalipalayam, Coimbatore, after attending a series of public events, Sitharaman said the SIR is a constitutional process mandated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) under Articles 324 and 329.

“It is surprising that the DMK is holding protests across Tamil Nadu as if the BJP has suddenly introduced the SIR. This is a routine and necessary exercise conducted multiple times since 1952,” she said.

Claiming voter list revisions were undertaken in 1952-56, 1957

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