Kamal Haasan Raises Concerns Over Special Intensive Revision Impact on Voters in Rajya Sabha

In his maiden Rajya Sabha speech, actor and MP Kamal Haasan raised concerns about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, warning it could wrongly disenfranchise nearly one crore voters in Tamil Nadu. Citing Bihar's experience, he criticized the Election Commission's use of strict checks on spellings and addresses, calling it a 'spell-check story of the living dead.' Haasan urged immediate government action to prevent voter exclusion and protect democratic participation ahead of upcoming elections.