Chennai, Dec. 22 -- Tamil Nadu will never fear an "invasion from Delhi", chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin said on Sunday at a meeting with district secretaries to discuss the party's response to the publication of the draft electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

Around 9.7 million names may be dropped from Tamil Nadu's electoral rolls after data released by the Election Commission on Friday showed the highest percentage of potential deletions among major states. Stalin directed party members to verify which categories the removed voters belong to. The draft rolls, following the first phase of the SIR, were published just months ahead of the 2026 assembly elections. Of the 64.1 million electors in Tamil Nadu...