DMK MPs Meet Demands For CEC's Removal Over SIR Row
The DMK parliamentary party meeting, held under the leadership of party president M K Stalin on Saturday, adopted four key resolutions, including one demanding the immediate dismissal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the criticism of the SIR of the electoral roll.
By : PTI
Update: 2026-10-17 11:34 GMT
Chennai: The DMK parliamentary party meeting, held under the leadership of party president M K Stalin on Saturday, adopted four key resolutions, including one demanding the immediate dismissal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the criticism of the SIR of the electoral roll. The meeting resolved that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, "which was rushed through in Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and several other states, systematically disenfranchised genuine voters".
Highlighting the party's consistent opposition to the drive since July 2025-including in all-party meetings, legal challenges, and statewide agitations-the DMK accused the poll panel of acting in a partisan manner.
The meeting, in its resolution, also strongly demanded the removal of Gyanesh Kumar and called for a thorough inquiry into his unilateral decisions.
Furthermore, the party expressed full support for the ongoing youth and student movements protesting election discrepancies, while sharply criticising the Congress and the TVK "for political opportunism and maintaining a silent, unholy nexus with the BJP".
The DMK announced that its MPs will soon submit a formal memorandum to the President, pressing for the complete scrapping of the SIR process, the return to traditional ballot paper voting instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to restore public trust, and the 100 per cent counting of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips. The meeting also passed a resolution criticising Congress and TVK "for adopting double standards" with regard to SIR.