Former Ambassador Navdeep Suri: “I served in three countries, yet I am being asked to show proof of citizenship.”

Former Ambassador Navdeep Suri: “I served in three countries, yet I am being asked to show proof of citizenship.”

A debate is intensifying in the country regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process for voter lists. Amidst this, Navdeep Suri—a former Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer who served as India’s ambassador to three nations—has raised serious questions about the SIR process. His experience regarding the scrutiny of citizenship and documents during a voter list verification drive in Punjab has sparked a fresh discussion on the matter. What exactly are the questions raised by the former ambassador? Why is the controversy surrounding the SIR process escalating? And what is the full story behind this voter list verification?