'Reinforcing moral core of Indian democracy': Foreign portal praises EC's SIR drive

THE "purging" of electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a monumental drive undertaken by the Election Commission of India (ECI), found strong resistance and opposition within the nation, but drew significant attention and admiration in the foreign discourse.

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A couple of foreign journals have hailed the exercise as a sweeping step in the right direction for overhauling the country's electoral register.

Greek City Times, an Australia-based Greek news portal, showered praise on the momentous exercise by the poll panel and described it as "a foundational principle of one person, one vote".