INDIA Bloc Chennai Protest; TVK Joins Anti-SIR Stir; Resignation Demand For CEC

Opposition parties of the INDIA bloc, including the Congress, TVK, VCK, CPIM, and MDMK, staged a joint demonstration in Chennai against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision exercise, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The TVK joined the street agitation alongside allies for the first time. VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan claimed he had earlier advised DMK leader MK Stalin to switch constituencies away from Kolathur due to concerns over voter deletions under the revision. DMK has attributed electoral setbacks to the deletion of around one lakh voters in Kolathur, while alliance partners alleged democratic backsliding under the current regime.