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'Misleading, baseless': EC fact-checks P Chidambaram's migrant voters claim; warns against politicising SIR

IndiaTimes Sunday, 3 August 2025
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has refuted Congress MP P Chidambaram's claims regarding voter shifts and migrant inclusion in Tamil Nadu, labeling them as misleading and baseless. The EC clarified that the SIR exercise hasn't been rolled out in Tamil Nadu yet, making the connection to Bihar's voter list absurd. Chidambaram had questioned the addition of 6.
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