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124 former IAS and IFS officers back Election Commission, SIR; reject 'rigged' claims
3 outlets reported this over 5 hours. First seen by Huduku: Business Today, 10 Oct, 5:49 pm.
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No two of these outlets share an owner on Huduku’s list.
- Business Today: Living Media India LtdFounded 1992
- NDTV: New Delhi Television LtdFounded 1988
- The Hindu: THG Publishing Pvt LtdFounded 1878
When the reports appeared?
3 reports from 3 outlets over 5 hours.
First seen by Huduku Business Today, 10 Oct, 5:49 pm Latest 10 Oct, 10:50 pm
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Every outlet’s headline
- 124 former IAS and IFS officers back Election Commission, SIR; reject 'rigged' claims
Words only this outlet used: back, reject, rigged.
- 124 Former IAS, IFS Officers Defend Election Commission, SIR Amid Vote Rigging Claims
Words only this outlet used: Vote Rigging.
- The Hindu NewsFormer IAS, IFS officers defend Election Commission and SIR in an open letter
Words only this outlet used: open letter.
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Elections
3 of 3 headlines here use ‘Election’.
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Who follows this
Sites that cover this subject, chosen by the editor. Facts about each, with the page they came from.
- Association for Democratic Reforms — Reports ↗ Set up in 1999 by IIM Ahmedabad professors; reports on candidates' and legislators' declared records and parties' money. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- The Reporters' Collective — The Electoral Roll Project ↗ Journalists' collective in New Delhi. Its Electoral Roll Project reports on the Election Commission's voter-roll revision. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Eedina — SIR – ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಅಕ್ರಮ ↗ Kannada news site (M2M Media Network LLP, Bengaluru): its section on the voter-roll revision (SIR) and electoral fraud claims. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Naanu Gauri — SIR ↗ Kannada news and opinion site of Gauri Media Trust, Bengaluru, launched 2018: its section on the voter-roll revision (SIR). (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- The News Minute — SIR ↗ Bengaluru-based news site on the southern states (Spunklane Media Pvt Ltd): its topic page on the voter-roll revision (SIR). (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
Where the records are
Bodies that publish the records on this subject. None is matched to this story.
- MyNeta — Karnataka ↗ ADR's data site of candidates' sworn affidavits: criminal cases, assets, education. Karnataka assembly elections 2004–2023. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Lok Sabha questions and answers ↗ Lok Sabha's questions and ministers' answers, searchable by subject, member, ministry and date; answers as PDFs. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
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