CHENNAI: The ruling DMK and principal opposition AIADMK on Wednesday took opposing positions on the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to launch the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls.

Both parties expressed contrasting views during a meeting chaired by Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik on Wednesday with recognised political parties at the State Secretariat to discuss the implementation of SIR.

DMK organisation secretary RS Bharathi urged the ECI to postpone the SIR, calling the decision ‘hasty and ill-timed’.

Speaking after a meeting with Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik at the Secretariat, Bharathi said the process should be deferred as the northeast monsoon was active and heavy rainfall was fore

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