Alleging that the Election Commission of India’s integrity has been compromised, civil rights activists in Chennai on Saturday, October 25, signed a ‘People’s Resolution’ calling for the formation of a new, independent Election Commission and the cancellation of the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.

The resolution was adopted at the National Conclave on Democratic Governance and Citizens’ Rights, held by the Madras School of Social Work. The conclave was attended by retired Madras High Court judge Justice Hari Paranthaman, People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) general secretary V. Suresh, IAS officers R Balakrishnan and MG Devasahayam, transparency activist Anjali Bharadwaj, and Dr. V Ponraj, former scientific advisor to the late President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

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