‘I Don’t Trust the EC and Its SIR, SC Advisory a Setback’: Tamil Nadu Minister P. Thiaga Rajan

In an interview to discuss both the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls presently underway in Tamil Nadu as well as yesterday's Supreme Court advisory opinion on how governors and the president respond to state legislation, Tamil Nadu's Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, P. Thiaga Rajan, said that he doesn't trust the Election Commission (EC) and expressed doubts about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) presently underway in Tamil Nadu.

Rajan also said that the Supreme Court's advisory opinion on how governors and the president handle legislation is a setback for all state governments, particularly those of the opposition which serve under a Bharaitya Janata Party-appointed governors. Rajan also said that he disagreed with his party colleague T. K. S. Elangovan's opinion that the advisory is a good judgement.

Watch the full interview.

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