India, Aug. 21 -- The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), an autonomous body under the Union ministry of education, on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), citing past irregularities and "gross violations" of grant-in-aid rules.

The notice accuses CSDS of releasing misleading election data related to Maharashtra and giving a "biased interpretation" of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, allegedly aimed at "maligning the reputation and image" of the Election Commission of India (ECI).

The national body that oversees research in the social sciences in the country, has threatened to cancel and withdraw the grant in aid to CSDS, which it said "is d...