India, Oct. 30 -- Karnataka minister Satish Jarkiholi on Friday clarified that his remarks appearing to endorse the electoral roll Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were misinterpreted, after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used them to attack Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the party's opposition to the exercise.

Jarkiholi maintained his point was that the BJP's conspiracy to remove Congress-supporting voters in Karnataka using Form 7, a tactic observed in other states as well, was successfully thwarted. "This was achieved through the efforts of our national leader, Rahul Gandhi, and under the guidance of the Honourable Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar. I did not, however, imply that the SIR process itself is correct or valid," he said. ...