VCK chief says he warned Stalin of possible voter deletions in Kolathur before Tamil Nadu polls

VCK president Thol. Thirumavalavan said he warned former chief minister M.K. Stalin of possible targeted voter deletions in Kolathur ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. He made the claim at an INDIA bloc protest in Chennai, where participants demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Thirumavalavan reported that more than one lakh voters were removed from the Kolathur roll; about 20,000 were listed as deceased and the rest were marked as permanently shifted or duplicate entries. He said a woman approached him with a warning that a conspiracy was being planned and that Stalin might find it hard to win from Kolathur. He arranged a conversation between the woman and former minister P.K. Sekarbabu before taking the matter directly to Stalin. Stalin replied that the SIR exercise was being carried out correctly with help from Booth Level Agents and that there was no problem. Thirumavalavan emphasized he is not accusing anyone personally, only noting that the warning arrived weeks before the poll and that the deletions appeared to be targeted. ## Context The SIR exercise is a periodic clean‑up of voter lists aimed at removing duplicate or ineligible entries. Allegations of large‑scale deletions in a single constituency raise concerns about electoral fairness and can trigger legal challenges or further scrutiny by the Election Commission.