Voter deletions without explanation raise SIR transparency concerns: Security Expert

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (UNI) Unexplained deletions of names from electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) could undermine public confidence in the electoral process unless adequate safeguards are in place to protect eligible voters, SCADA and Critical Information Infrastructure Security Specialist K. S. Manoj has warned. In an article on electoral integrity, Manoj called for greater transparency in the revision process, effective grievance-redress mechanisms and independent scrutiny wherever credible evidence points to systematic errors. He said electoral roll accuracy should not be achieved at the cost of citizens' voting rights. Manoj said his own name had been deleted from…