Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday hit out at the BJP, calling the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India (ECI) a political weapon crafted by the ruling party at the Centre to intimidate political rivals, similar to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Speaking at the wedding ceremony of Srirangam MLA M Palaniyandi’s son in Tiruchy, CM Stalin said, “The SIR is nothing but a new tool used by the BJP to threaten the DMK. But their efforts will not succeed in Tamil Nadu.”

He reiterated that the DMK had been opposing the SIR from the time it was introduced and urged party cadres to ensure that the statewide protest against it, scheduled for Tuesday, becomes a massive success.

“The SI

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