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India Ambassador Rejects Jayapal Remarks as “Unacceptable Interference”

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC · How we work

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India’s Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra called Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal’s remarks unacceptable interference.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal alleged a purge of about 130 million names from India’s draft electoral rolls.
The Election Commission reported 7.2 crore names deleted in the first two SIR phases.
In the third SIR phase, the Commission reported 6.16 crore deletions.

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India’s Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra called Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal’s remarks unacceptable interference.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal alleged a purge of about 130 million names from India’s draft electoral rolls.
The Election Commission reported 7.2 crore names deleted in the first two SIR phases.
In the third SIR phase, the Commission reported 6.16 crore deletions.