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Police Detain Protesters Over Kerala, Tamil Voter Roll Irregularities

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC · How we work

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Modi labels Congress parasite

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor addressed the NDTV Summit on October 22-23, 2026, about Rahul Gandhi and Congress.
Their remarks coincided with protests over roll-list irregularities that left 13 crore voters disenfranchised, prompting police detentions and concerns about migrant voter exclusion.
The Special Intensive Revision removed 24 lakh voter records in Kerala and 98 lakh in Tamil Nadu.
Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah called Congress a “parasite” and accused it of “deemagi Naxals.”

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Shivakumar defends Congress

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor spoke at the NDTV Summit in Delhi on October 22-23, 2026, about Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party.
Modi denounced the Congress as a ‘failed product,’ ridiculing Rahul Gandhi promotions as more frequent than rocket launches at Sriharikota.
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said democracy and Modi’s office owe existence to Congress.
Shashi Tharoor claimed Rahul Gandhi energises young voters and accused the BJP of demonising him.

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Historical Context

In the February 1998 general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party won 182 Lok Sabha seats, becoming the largest party and allowing Atal Bihari Vajpayee to form a coalition government with outside support from parties such as the AIADMK. The result ended decades of Congress dominance and introduced coalition politics that still shape disputes like the 2026 NDTV Summit over voter-list purges.

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Modi labels Congress parasite

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor addressed the NDTV Summit on October 22-23, 2026, about Rahul Gandhi and Congress.
Their remarks coincided with protests over roll-list irregularities that left 13 crore voters disenfranchised, prompting police detentions and concerns about migrant voter exclusion.
The Special Intensive Revision removed 24 lakh voter records in Kerala and 98 lakh in Tamil Nadu.
Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah called Congress a “parasite” and accused it of “deemagi Naxals.”

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