'Ask Chennithala about SIR benefits': Suresh Gopi slams Rahul Gandhi's stance; 'Opponents made even deceased vote'

Achuthanandan Kuniyil Kozhikode, Oct 6 (UNI) union Minister Suresh Gopi took a sharp swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, suggesting that Gandhi should ask his party colleague Ramesh Chennithala about benefits of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls because Chennithala had previously praised the process and credited it with helping the Congress party. Speaking to reporters in Kochi on Tuesday, Suresh Gopi mounted a strong defence of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, describing it as "essential" to guarantee transparent and fair elections. Gopi insisted that cleaning up the electoral roll is essential to…