{
  "id": 11645891,
  "title": "Scrap SIR, restore voters list: Prakash Raj",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/scrap-sir-restore-voters-list-prakash-raj",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T08:57:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/scrap-sir-restore-voters-list-prakash-raj/article71540120.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Veteran actor and political activist Prakash Raj has called for the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and a return to the previous voter list across India. He argues that over 130 million voters were wrongly deleted during the SIR process, which has been marred by significant flaws. The actor further demanded that the government reverse the recent amendments to the Election Commission's constitutional framework and nullify the judicial immunity granted to the Chief Election Commissioner. Prakash Raj conducted an investigation in 100 booths spread across 23 districts in Karnataka, uncovering a substantial number of voters unjustly removed from the rolls. He questioned whether the power to decide should lie with the people or the government, specifically targeting the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with his monikers Ranga-Billa. The actor expressed concern that the SIR process was disproportionately impacting marginalized groups like the poor, Adivasis, and women, suggesting a possible attempt to implement the archaic laws of Manusmriti. He urged the Supreme Court to immediately obtain all files from the Election Commission since 2023 for a thorough review.",
  "summary": "The actor-activist demands constitution of Election Commission to be reverted",
  "key_points": [
    "Prakash Raj demands scrapping SIR, restoring previous voter list",
    "Over 130 million voters wrongly deleted during flawed SIR process",
    "Investigated 100 booths in 23 Karnataka districts, targeting BJP leadership"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}