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Ex-Civil Servants Defending SIR Are Wrong. The ECI's Voting System Has Failed From Top to Bottom

Listen to this article: An informal group of 124 former civil servants came together to issue an open letter to the citizens of India, defending the...

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M.g. Devasahayam

L’affaire ECI—what former judges’ open letter gets wrong about SIR

By introducing the SIR and making several systemic and process changes, the Election Commission of India has weaponised the constitutional authority...

11.10.2026 10

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M.g. Devasahayam

Four months in, Vijay’s Tamil Nadu is cult rule, not governance

Where’s the governance in Vijay’s Tamil Nadu? Parandur airport to disgraceful ‘jaw’ act in Assembly.

16.09.2026 40

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A Jan Sunwai In Delhi Shows the Way: Only Public Audit Can 'Purify' SIR Electoral Rolls

Listen to this article: The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which began in June 2025, has led to over 13...

11.09.2026 40

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M.g. Devasahayam

Gen Z Has Done Its Bit to Defend Democracy

Listen to this article: It is said that the singular achievement of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led Gen Z movement is to overcome the fear...

28.08.2026 20

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M.g. Devasahayam

With CJP Turning Towards Grassroots, JP Movement of the 1970s Shows the Way

Listen to this article: Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP’s) chief spokesperson Saurav Das’s statement that this new outfit will work as a...

07.08.2026 20

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M. G. Devasahayam

CEC Gyanesh Kumar Has Formal Power But Has Lost Moral Authority, Which is Constitutional Sacrilege

Listen to this article: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, facing Impeachment motion by 193 Members from across both Houses of...

02.04.2026 50

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M. G. Devasahayam

RSS betrayed Jayaprakash Narayan. He failed to de-communalise it, died a broken man

Today, JP’s dream of ‘total revolution’ lies shattered beyond recognition. His ‘devil’s bargain’ with the 'forces of evil' cost India dearly.

10.10.2025 50

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M. G. Devasahayam

Dismiss debate on EC functioning as ‘hoo-haa’, then hail India as ‘robust democracy’

The Election Commission's arrogant functioning and its failure to ensure the integrity and fairness of elections could well be the undoing of...

15.08.2025 30

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M. G. Devasahayam