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EPISODE · Nov 21, 2025 · 43 MIN

I Don’t Trust Election Commission and Its SIR; SC’s Advisory Opinion Is a Setback: P. Thiaga Rajan

from The Interview With Karan Thapar · host The Wire

In an interview to discuss both the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls presently underway in Tamil Nadu as well as yesterday's Supreme Court advisory opinion on how Governors and the President respond to state legislation, Tamil Nadu's Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, P. Thiaga Rajan, has said that he doesn't trust the Election Commission and has enumerated in detail why he has great suspicions and doubts about the Special Intensive Revision presently underway in Tamil Nadu. Thiaga Rajan has also said that the Supreme Court's advisory opinion of yesterday on how Governors and the President handle legislation is a setback for all state governments, particularly those of the opposition which serve under a BJP-appointed intrusive Governor.

In an interview to discuss both the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls presently underway in Tamil Nadu as well as yesterday's Supreme Court advisory opinion on how Governors and the President respond to state legislation, Tamil Nadu's Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, P. Thiaga Rajan, has said that he doesn't trust the Election Commission and has enumerated in detail why he has great suspicions and doubts about the Special Intensive Revision presently underway in Tamil Nadu. Thiaga Rajan has also said that the Supreme Court's advisory opinion of yesterday on how Governors and the President handle legislation is a setback for all state governments, particularly those of the opposition which serve under a BJP-appointed intrusive Governor.

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