Thiruvanathapuram, Sept. 8 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) was "essential," as electoral rolls were not perfect. He added that the best approach for the Election Commission of India (ECI) would be to address such matters in an open and transparent manner.

"Everyone who has participated in elections has known that the electoral rolls are not perfect. There are duplicates, dead voters, and living voters who are not registered. Additionally, there are people who have moved to a new address and have two or three addresses in two or three different booths. All of these things have existed, but if it has happened on a very big s...