Chennai, Oct. 15 -- The INDIA bloc constituents headed by Congress in Tamil Nadu, including the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of Chief Minister Vijay, staged a massive demonstration in the city on Thursday against the alleged vote thefts and demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner C.Gyanesh Kumar.

Leaders of all the constituents of the INDIA bloc, in which TVK was formally inducted on October three, took part in the protest and shouted slogans denouncing the SIR exercise and the alleged vote theft and demanded the removal of the CEC. The participation of School Education Minister A.Rajmohan marked TVK's first major agitation since joining the INDIA bloc.

TNCC President and Lok Sabha MP B.Manickam Tagore led the pro...