{
  "id": 16944794,
  "title": "Stalin urges Murmu to initiate action against Gyanesh Kumar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/stalin-urges-murmu-to-initiate-action-against-gyanesh-kumar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T19:26:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/stalin-urges-murmu-to-initiate-action-against-gyanesh-kumar/article71637691.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DMK president M.K. Stalin wrote to President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday, requesting the initiation of parliamentary action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The request stems from Kumar's role in the deletion of 97.37 lakh electors from Tamil Nadu's electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in 2025. Stalin highlighted that both Election Commissioners were aware decisions were being made without their knowledge and deemed the actions unauthorized and illegal. He alleged that these deletions in Tamil Nadu and other states had influenced election results, weakened one political party, and bolstered another. Stalin emphasized that the ECI’s reputation, built over seven decades, belongs to the Indian people, not any individual within it. He suggested Murmu seek information from the Prime Minister under Article 78 of the Constitution and advised her to prevent Kumar from exercising the Commission's powers until the matter is resolved. Stalin further urged Murmu to direct the ECI not to use the 2026 electoral rolls for future elections and by-elections in Tamil Nadu, and to reverse these rolls for elections and by-elections in the state, aligning with the law. He called for the entire SIR to be voided across all states, demanding future revisions adhere to the Representation of the People Act, 1950, and the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, with ample time given and individual notice and hearing for every elector.",
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  "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."
}