TIRUCHY: Tension prevailed in Tiruchy on Tuesday after AIADMK and DMK functionaries clashed over the presence of booth-level agents (BLAs) during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) verification process.

The SIR drive, being carried out across Tiruchy city, involves Booth-Level Officers (BLOs) visiting households to distribute voter verification forms. There were complaints that DMK agents were accompanying BLOs during the door-to-door verification.

On November 7, SIR forms were distributed in the Natharsha Dargah area, ward number 21, Tiruchy Corporation. On Tuesday, DMK women’s wing functionary Anitha was reportedly assisting a BLO in filling out voter forms. AIADMK functionary Iliyas objected to her presence, leading to an altercation.

Following the dispute, Iliyas called the polic

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