Tamil Nadu CM Stalin-led meeting of parties decides to approach SC against SIR

A meeting of 44 political parties convened by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday adopted a resolution to approach the Supreme Court against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, terming the exercise "unacceptable" and "illegal".

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The all-party gathering, chaired by Stalin, resolved to urge the Election Commission (EC) to halt the SIR until after the 2026 Assembly elections. The participants argued that the revision was being implemented despite the Supreme Court not yet delivering its verdict on a similar case from Bihar. "The SIR is unacceptable... It should be conducted only after removing the shortcomings and with adequate time after the 2026 Assembly elections," the resolution stated.

Stalin, who also heads the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), said the meeting's decision was unanimous. "Since the EC has not accepted our request to hold the SIR after the 2026 Assembly polls, by giving adequate time to carry out revisions without confusions and doubts, we have passed a resolution in today's all-party meeting to approach the Supreme Court," he said in a statement issued after the deliberations.

The Chief Minister accused the Election Commission of acting "in haste" and claimed the revision was being pushed with an intention to "murder democracy and take away the voting right of the Tamil Nadu people." He added that the meeting was not politically motivated but aimed at "guarding the dignity of democracy".