Stalin terms Delhi police action against anti-CEC protesters an ‘undeclared emergency’
DMK president M.K. Stalin has condemned the detention of various political leaders and student activists protesting against the Chief Election Commissioner. He characterized the government's actions as an 'undeclared emergency' and called for the immediate release of those detained.
Why it matters
This represents a significant escalation in political conflict between opposition parties and the ruling government regarding democratic institutions.
DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday (October 10, 2026) said that the Union BJP government had detained former Chief Ministers Pinarayi Vijayan, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, and Manik Sarkar, along with CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby and leaders of various student organisations, who were fighting to protect the people’s right to vote, while Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, who should be facing trial for “his act of treason”, was roaming freely with Z+ security.
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