DMK demands removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar; return to paper ballots
The DMK party in India has demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing alleged irregularities in voter list revisions. The party also called for a return to paper ballots, questioning the reliability of electronic voting machines.
Why it matters
This reflects ongoing political tensions regarding the integrity of India's electoral processes and technology.
DMK demands removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar; return to paper ballots left M.K. Stalin. File S. Siva Saravanan The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/r3nzol/article71595742.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/2085_3_10_2026_12_19_7_1_DSC_3652.JPG SIVA SARAVANAN S Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 03/10/2026: DMK president M.K. Stalin campaigning for party candidate Suganya in Dharapuram on October 02, 2026. PHOTO: Siva Saravanan S / The Hindu. The CEC must be removed and subjected to an appropriate inquiry, said a resolution adopted at a meeting chaired by DMK president M.K. Stalin CHENNAI A meeting of DMK MPs on Saturday (October 17, 2026) demanded the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that he had overseen the deletion of voters’ names under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), overriding the objections of the other two Election Commissioners. “He must be removed and subjected to an appropriate inquiry,” said a resolution adopted at the meeting chaired by DMK president M.K. Stalin.
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