Chennai, Oct. 17 -- Shortly after the DMK Parliamentary Party adopted a resolution demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, DMK MP and former Union Minister A Raja on Saturday defended the party's consistent opposition to the exercise and questioned Congress party's moral right to criticise the DMK on the issue.

Addressing a press conference in Chennai, Raja said the DMK had opposed the SIR since its inception, both inside and outside Parliament, and had taken several steps to mobilise opposition against the exercise.

"Ever since the SIR came into effect, as you all know, the DMK has been the primary political party across India to consistently...