Chennai, Nov. 17 -- The Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), headed by actor-politician Vijay, on Sunday staged a state-wide protest against the conduct of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, even as the Opposition continued its criticism of the controversial phase 2 of the ongoing exercise.

Though Vijay did not participate in the demonstrations, leaders including TVK state general secretary N Anand and senior leader Adhav Arjuna led the protests in Chennai. "This protest is not just for a small demand. But it is being held to place it on record that through the SIR exercise, the voting rights of people are removed," Anand alleged.

Though Vijay did not participate in the demonstrations, other leaders includi...