India, Aug. 1 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that his party had uncovered an "atom bomb" of evidence against the Election Commission of India (ECI), amid the escalating row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

Alleging large-scale voter list manipulation that could permanently damage the institution's credibility, Gandhi, while talking to the media outside Parliament, said, "We dug deep because the EC wasn't helping. What we found is an atom bomb. When it explodes, you won't be able to see the Election Commission in India."

The Election Commission hit back, saying, "EC ignores such baseless allegations being made every day and, despite the daily threats, advises all election officials working in an impar...