‘If you are alive, you must show it’: Hyderabad’s anti-SIR protest brings together people of all age groups
Protesters in Hyderabad gathered to demonstrate against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, calling for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner. Economist Parakala Prabhakar joined the protest, emphasizing that dissent is a fundamental right that can occur anywhere.
Why it matters
The protest reflects growing public concern regarding the integrity of electoral processes and institutional independence in India.
‘If you are alive, you must show it’: Hyderabad’s anti-SIR protest brings together people of all age groups left People form a human chain in protest against SIR and demand resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at Tank Bund in Hyderabad on Saturday. SIDDHANT THAKUR The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/lumqgj/article71620906.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/_DSC1817.JPG SIDDHANT THAKUR Hyderabad, Telangana, 24/10/2026: People form a human chain in protest against SIR and demand resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at Tank Bund in Hyderabad on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Photo: SIDDHANT THAKUR/The Hindu. HYDERABAD A 70-year-old woman, seated on a chair and holding a placard with a message on the need to stand up for one’s principles, was among 300-odd people who gathered at Tank Bund near poet Maqdoom Mohiudeen’s statue in Hyderabad on Saturday to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll.
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