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The meeting comes amid parallel protests by the opposition INDIA bloc and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in Delhi over the SIR issue
DMK chief and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin (File photo)
Amid the ongoing protests against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has called for a key meeting of its MPs in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday. The meeting will be chaired by the party’s chief and former Chief Minister MK Stalin.
The meeting comes amid parallel protests by the opposition INDIA bloc and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in Delhi, seeking the rollback of the controversial SIR and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
On Friday, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi targeted the Centre over the SIR process. She alleged that voters were being deprived of their voting rights.
Kanimozhi participated in a protest organized by student groups at Chennai’s Rajarathinam Stadiumexpressing solidarity with the protesters’ demand seeking the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
Writing on X, she said, “I participated in and addressed a protest organized by student groups at Chennai’s Rajarathinam Stadium, expressing solidarity with their demands that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign for allegedly using the Election Commission like an extension of the BJP and thereby undermining the country’s democracy and the people’s voting rights.”
I took part in the demonstration held by student organizations at Rajaratnam Maidan, Chennai and addressed in support of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, who is questioning the country’s democracy and people’s right to vote by using the Election Commission as a branch organization of the BJP, demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner and the withdrawal of the SIR that was conducted illegally.— Kanimozhi (Kanimozhi) (@KanimozhiDMK) October 16, 2026
“The protesters also demanded the withdrawal of the allegedly irregularly conducted Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise”, she said.
Kanimozhi also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying, “The Prime Minister attends Parliament for only a limited number of days. Whenever Parliament is in session, the Prime Minister is abroad.”
“I do not know whether they have reduced the number of parliamentary working days because he is unable to be present”, she said.
INDIA-Bloc March In Chennai
The Congress-led INDIA bloc on Thursday held a protest in Chennai to demand the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). The protest saw the attendance of various political parties, including the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Pertinent to note that Chief Minister Vijay-led TVK joined the anti-SIR protest for the first time since the party joined hands with the INDIA bloc on October 3.
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