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The ECI also clarified that it has not served any notice to Rao or his family so far, taking into account his stature and contribution to the country.

Ashish Joshi does not hold any faith in the democracy of the nation and further supports smear tactics by propaganda platforms such as "The Wire" targeting the Election Commission.

"The office of the prime minister has a certain sanctity attached. If his decisions are not to be trusted and are to be seen as necessarily a bad faith exercise, then why not have a provision that even while selecting his cabinet, he must consult some other former judge or outsider," submitted solicitor-general Tushar Mehta.

The Telangana High Court has directed the Election Commission to consider providing electoral revision forms in Urdu in constituencies where over 20% of voters know the language. The ECI opposed a statewide rule, arguing multilingual printing poses heavy administrative and financial burdens.

The Supreme Court clearly ruled that the Election Commission was fully empowered to conduct the Special Intensive Revision.