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DMK Questions Rahul Gandhi Over Tamil Nadu SIR
A voter-list review called SIR has become a point of disagreement among opposition parties.
DMK leader Saravanan Annadurai asked Rahul Gandhi what he thinks about voter deletions in Tamil Nadu.
He also questioned why Gandhi had not backed a statement by Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge.
Annadurai suggested Gandhi might be avoiding the issue because of actor Vijay.
Gandhi led an Opposition march in Delhi to the Election Commission office and joined a sit-down protest.
Kharge said the Election Commission was acting under the government's direction.
He also said people's voting rights were being weakened.
Gandhi and the Congress had not responded to Annadurai's comments at the time of the report.
DMK leader Saravanan Annadurai questioned Rahul Gandhi's position on voter deletions attributed to SIR in Tamil Nadu.
Annadurai asked why Gandhi had not endorsed Mallikarjun Kharge's call to dissolve state governments elected after SIR.
He also suggested Gandhi might be reluctant to discuss Tamil Nadu's SIR because of actor Vijay.
Gandhi led an Opposition march in Delhi to the Election Commission office and was taking part in a sit-down protest.
Kharge accused the Election Commission of acting under the government's direction and said voting rights were being undermined.
- Who
- DMK leader Saravanan Annadurai questioned Rahul Gandhi; Gandhi led an Opposition protest, and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge made statements about voting rights.
- What
- A public dispute over SIR-related voter deletions in Tamil Nadu coincided with protests against the Election Commission and SIR.
- Where
- The protest took place in Delhi; the questioned voter deletions concern Tamil Nadu.
- When
- The events and comments were reported as taking place today; no date is specified.
- Why
- The dispute concerns SIR and its effects on voter lists, as well as the Opposition's objections to the Election Commission's implementation of the revision.
DMK Criticism
Congress and Opposition Position
Rahul Gandhi's position on Tamil Nadu SIR
DMK Criticism
Saravanan Annadurai challenged Gandhi to state his position on SIR-related voter deletions in Tamil Nadu and questioned his silence.
Congress and Opposition Position
Gandhi's or the Congress's response to Annadurai's comments was not reported. Gandhi was leading an Opposition protest against the Election Commission and SIR.
Election Commission and voting rights
DMK Criticism
Annadurai's criticism focused on Gandhi's position and did not state a separate DMK view on Kharge's allegations about the Commission.
Congress and Opposition Position
Kharge said the Election Commission was functioning under the government's direction and alleged that people's voting rights were being undermined.
Key facts
- Issue
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists
- DMK speaker
- Saravanan Annadurai
- Questioned politician
- Rahul Gandhi
- Protest location
- Election Commission office, Delhi
- Congress chief
- Mallikarjun Kharge
- DMK position on protest cause
- The party had indicated it supported the cause and stood with the Opposition bloc, despite not attending its previous week's meeting.
- Response to Annadurai
- Gandhi and the Congress had not responded to his comments, according to the report.
Quotes
Saravanan Annadurai
DMK leader who criticized Rahul Gandhi on social media.
“We are fighting against the injustice of the fact that the government is stripping away everything-all the rights of the people. And today, the universal adult franchise that we received after Independence-this government is working to finish it off”
NDTV
“Why is he not endorsing Kharge-jis statement that all State Governments elected after SIR should be dissolved? Is he afraid of @actorvijay to speak about SIR in Tamil Nadu. What a duplicitous man”
NDTV
Sources
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