Twenty-three Opposition parties including Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), have signed a letter to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant over the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Review (SIR) and other related issues.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, Trinamool Congress (TMC) convenor Mamata Banerjee, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejaswi Yadav, Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut are among the leaders who signed the letter.
Why it matters
While the content of the letter is yet to be made public, the signatures of DMK and AAP assume significance as both parties had distanced themselves from the Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc.
“21 political parties plus one Independent attended the INDIA janbandhan meeting on June 8, 2026 where a decision was taken to address a joint letter to the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India on the SIR process of the Election Commission of India and other election-related issues. Accordingly a joint letter now signed by 23 political parties plus one Independent has been sent to the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India today,” tweeted Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.
