Chennai, Oct. 10 -- Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Saturday emphasised the cause behind the ongoing protests against the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, noting that the movement has grown beyond the political parties to civil society.

Speaking to ANI, Chidambaram said, "The INDIA alliance met the President yesterday and gave a memorandum. The memorandum lists out various concerns they have about the functioning of the Election Commission of India. It is not only political parties that are raising questions; civil society is raising questions, young people are raising questions. This is not some isolated political protest that is happening. The society is protesting against the manner in which the Election Commission function...