Tamil Nadu ruling party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (DMK) organising secretary R.S. Bharathi moved the Supreme Court on Monday (November 3, 2025) against the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise announced by the Election Commission of India in 12 States and Union Territories, saying the process amounts to “constitutional overreach” and is a thinly-disguised, de facto National Register of Citizens (NRC).
“By imposing citizenship-like burdens of proof on electors, the SIR appears to be acting beyond its statutory purpose, effectively functioning as a de facto National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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