On Monday, India’s Supreme Court, chaired by Chief Justice Surya Kant, ordered the Modi government to explain an alleged illegal purge of voters. An advocate warned the bench that “this country will burn” unless the purge is halted.
Thousands of protesters have labeled the removal of voter names by the head of the Election Commission of India as unlawful. The court’s demand for accountability marks a rare intervention in the electoral process.
The ruling obliges the government to respond to the court’s queries, though no further action has been outlined.
