21 Oppn Parties, Including DMK, AAP, Write to CJI on Election Commission’s SIR Process

'When All Fails, Democracy Looks at The Judiciary,' Opposition to CJI on SIR

On 30 June 2026, twenty-three opposition parties and an independent Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal, sent a joint letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. The letter raised concerns about the conduct of the Election Commission of India, specifically regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and alleged manipulation of election outcomes. The signatories included leaders from Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Aam Aa…

23 Opposition parties raise concerns about SIR in letter to chief justice

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Aam Aadmi Party, which had earlier skipped an INDIA bloc meeting, were among the signatories.

DMK signed letter to CJI as SIR is "arbitrary", "anti-democratic": Saravanan Annadurai

Speaking to ANI, Annadurai claimed that the SIR process was aimed at disenfranchising voters.

23 Parties, Independent MP Write to CJI on Election Commission’s SIR Process and Role of EC

Twenty-three opposition parties and Independent MP Kapil Sibal have written to the Chief Justice of India questioning the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and the EC’s role. The INDIA bloc, including Congress, AAP and DMK, highlights concerns over electoral transparency and demands judicial scrutiny of election-related issues.

INDIA bloc writes to CJI, flags EC’s ‘biased conduct’

Twenty-three political parties and an Independent MP urge the Chief Justice of India to address election-related issues and ECI's role.

21 Oppn parties, including DMK, AAP, write to CJI on Election Commission’s SIR process

While the content of letter is yet to be made public, the signatures of DMK. AAP assume significance as both parties had distanced themselves from INDIA bloc.