Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday criticised the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to implement a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters list in Kerala and other states, calling it “a direct challenge to the democratic process” and urging the poll body to withdraw from actions that “undermine its own credibility.”
“The Election Commission of India’s decision to implement a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters list in Kerala and other states is a direct challenge to the democratic process,” the Kerala CM said in a statement.
The Chief Minister highlighted that the Commission is planning to carry out the revision based on electoral rolls from 2002-2004, instead of using the updated voter lists. He stressed that, as per the Representation of the

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