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Left Parties Demand CEC Removal and Accountability Over Voter Roll Controversy
- •Left parties demanded accountability for alleged voter roll manipulation during the SIR exercise and called for the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
- •CPI (M) state secretary P Shanmugam accused the Election Commission of acting as a puppet for the ruling party at the Centre.
- •Leaders claimed that 13.5 crore voters were systematically removed from electoral rolls to disenfranchise marginalised communities and Muslims.
- •CPI state secretary M Veerapandian urged Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to raise his voice against the alleged injustice.
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Left parties demanded the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar due to alleged voter roll manipulation during the SIR exercise, claiming that 13.5 crore voters were systematically removed to disenfranchise specific groups like Muslims and marginalized communities. They also alleged that the Election Commission had become a puppet of the ruling party at the Centre.
During the INDIA Bloc protest in Chennai, leaders claimed that 13.5 crore voters had been removed from electoral rolls as part of a systematic move to disenfranchise specific groups, including Muslims and marginalized communities, under the guise of removing ineligible voters.
CPI state secretary M Veerapandian urged Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to raise his voice against the injustice, emphasizing that the chief minister served as the face of the Tamil people and held the necessary influence to advocate for change.
