Hyderabad, July 2 -- Economist, author and social analyst Parakala Prabhakar on Thursday called on civil society and intellectuals to question what he described as the lack of transparency, accountability and policy shortcomings in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Delivering the P.V. Memorial Lecture at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University to mark the 105th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prabhakar spoke on the topic, "SIR 2025-26: Is it diluting the essence of India?"Recalling his association with Narasimha Rao, Prabhakar described the opportunity to observe the former Prime Minister closely as an "undeserved fortune."He began his address by expressing concern over the state of democrat...