44 parties move SC over SIR, call EC's decision ‘anti-democratic'

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday chaired a multi-party meeting, where a decision was taken to move the Supreme Court against ECI’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rollout. They called the commission’s decision as ‘anti-democratic’. A total of 44 parties attended the meeting.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) were also invited, but these parties decided not to attend. The BJP and DMK were not invited to the meeting, The Indian Express reported.

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Parties express concern over SIR

After the meeting, the parties also expressed concern that the Election Commission’s decision risked disenfranchising voters before the 2026 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. The parties urged the election body to abandon the SIR process, as it was decided by the top court in a case in Bihar, where the SIR was recently announced. “The SIR is unacceptable… It should be conducted only after removing the shortcomings… and with adequate time after the 2026 Assembly elections,” the resolution by parties said.

What the resolution said

The parties also accused the EC of acting as a “puppet” of the BJP-led Government at the Centre. “The exercise appears to be intended to remove a substantial number of voters from the electoral roll,” the resolution further added.

The resolution further added, “There is no doubt that the SIR, planned unilaterally… is aimed at depriving people of their voting rights and burying democracy deep.” During the meeting, the DMK also noted that the North-East monsoon would coincide with the period of revision.

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The TVK, while supporting the legal challenge, rejected the DMK government’s political messages. “Earlier, when the notification for special intensive electoral roll revision was issued in Bihar, TVK strongly opposed it and warned about its underlying intent. Just as we cautioned then, lakhs of voters were removed from the rolls in Bihar,” it said.

The party added, “Opposition parties have continuously alleged that certain targeted votes, including those of religious minorities, were removed… A case regarding the special intensive revision of electoral rolls is pending before the Supreme Court.”