Tamil NaduThursday, 24 September 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faces removal demand amid SIR controversy
M.K. Stalin demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision process.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On September 24, 2026, in Chennai, DMK president M.K. Stalin demanded the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists.
Key specifics
- Stalin said the SIR exercise had led to the deletion of names of “crores” of people from the voter list.
- He referred to 3 Election Commissioners, including Gyanesh Kumar, Sukbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
- The post claimed that the 2 other Election Commissioners had objected 14 times in 10 months.
- He also demanded that SIR operations be stopped and all Election Commission actions be investigated.
- The issue was raised through an X post on September 24, 2026, from Chennai, making it a Tamil Nadu political-constitutional news item.
Exam lens
Polity and election administration, SIR, Election Commission structure, and voter list revision are the key TNPSC angles; expect questions on the role of the Chief Election Commissioner and the number of commissioners.