DMK Backs Student Protests Against Chief Election Commissioner, Criticizes Congress and TVK

Chennai: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held a meeting of its members of parliament on Saturday, chaired by party president MK Stalin at the Murasoli Maran Meeting Hall in the party headquarters at Anna Arivalayam. During the gathering, the party adopted a resolution seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities tied to the special intensive revision exercise of electoral rolls.

The party also passed a resolution extending its backing to student organizations currently protesting against the CEC, while leveling accusations of double standards against the Congress party and the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. In total, the meeting produced four resolutions and three core demands addressing the electoral roll procedures.

The first resolution demanded the removal of the CEC, followed by a second resolution supporting the student protests against both the official and the revision process. The third resolution condemned the TVK and the Congress for their positions, and the fourth called for a formal petition to the President of India to address alleged electoral irregularities and conduct an inquiry into the conduct of the CEC.

Along with these resolutions, the party outlined three primary demands, which included the complete cancellation of the special intensive revision, the restoration of ballot paper voting in place of electronic voting machines, and the submission of a petition to the President of India.

The meeting highlighted that party leader MK Stalin had previously raised objections against the revision process in July 2025, after reports emerged regarding the alleged systematic deletion of voters in Bihar, where the exercise was first conducted. Stalin had also participated in the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar alongside DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi Karunanidhi.

After the Election Commission announced the expansion of the revision process to twelve states, including Tamil Nadu, in October 2025, Stalin expressed concerns that the ruling party was attempting to extend a broader conspiracy. The DMK MPs argued that the Congress party exhibits double standards by criticizing the exercise while failing to address it in states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, asserting that concerns over electoral irregularities must apply uniformly across the country. The party resolutions additionally questioned the stance of the TVK regarding the ongoing electoral roll revisions.