New Delhi: The DMK has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) approached the Top Court at a time when the state is set to witness state Assembly elections next year. The DMK alleged that the exercise is motivated by disenfranchising voters and undermining democracy.

The DMK's petition, filed by the party's organisation secretary RS Bharathi through senior advocate NR Elango, argues that the ECI's decision to conduct the SIR is arbitrary, unreasonable, and a colourable exercise of power. The party claimed that the exercise is being carried out without adequate notice to voters and without proper safeguards to prevent errors

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