Journalist’s Voting Rights Under Threat | Global News

A major controversy erupts in India as veteran journalist R Rajagopal, former editor of The Telegraph, finds his voting rights and passport renewal blocked after being removed from West Bengal’s voter list during a controversial cleanup drive. Despite decades of residency and a long history as a voter and media leader, Rajagopal’s name vanished because his or his father’s name wasn’t on a 20-year-old voter record — with no official explanation. The Election Commission claims it’s just purging ineligible voters, but critics and the Editors Guild say millions are being wrongly disenfranchised. Social media is ablaze with support, as journalists and politicians rally to restore his rights — exposing how easily civic freedoms can vanish in bureaucratic chaos. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/df5b510bf852a79b