KOLATHUR: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan claimed that DMK leader and former chief minister MK Stalin suffered an electoral defeat in the Kolathur constituency due to mass voter deletions carried out during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.Speaking at a joint demonstration organised by the INDIA bloc against the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the implementation of SIR, Thirumavalavan accused the BJP of weaponising the revision process to target political rivals. He alleged that similar electoral roll manipulations had been used against prominent opposition leaders, including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.The protest saw participation from key INDIA bloc partners, including leaders from the Congress, Left parties, MDMK and IUML.Joining the demonstration, TVK leader and minister A Rajmohan reiterated his party’s opposition to the exercise, stating that TVK had consistently opposed the implementation of SIR since its inception.
