Former Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash has been asked by the Election Commission of India to submit additional papers and appear for identity verification as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Goa. The notice triggered a sharp online debate, largely because Prakash is a decorated 1971 war veteran and has lived in Goa since retirement. It looked odd to many people, honestly.
Election officials said the case fell under an “unmapped” category after the submitted enumeration form did not link cleanly with older roll data, and certain required fields were left blank. The matter surfaced widely after Prakash flagged the process publicly and suggested the SIR form itself needs cleaner prompts, since booth-level visits had already happened. A related update was also shared by a news handle on social media: PTI report on X.
Officials later indicated the notice was system-generated and not a special action, and that Prakash has since submitted the needed documents. The focus now shifts to finalising the roll without excluding eligible voters, which is the real point.
