A whopping 74 lakh people have been deleted from the final electoral rolls, published after the Special Intensive Revision - SIR - in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has the highest number deletions. What happened in the southern Indian state, where two Dravidian parties with a strong ground-level cadre network, during the SIR? Who will benefit out of the massive deletions? The New Indian Express Chief of Bureau Pon Vasanth discusses this crucial issue with T A Ameerudheen

Source: Indian Express February 25, 2026 17:49 UTC