The SIR process, meant to clean voter rolls, now stands accused of bypassing rules, centralising data, and silencing dissent. When Vivek Joshi flagged Form 6’s illegal tweak and Sukhbir Sandhu called it 'unauthorised', their words vanished into silence. CEC Gyanesh Kumar, under whose watch this unfolded, is now at the centre of a storm. Opposition leaders aren’t just angry; they’re calling it sabotage. 'Termite in the system,' says Pawan Khera. 'Autocracy,' says John Brittas. 'Murder of democracy,' says Pramod Tiwari. Even actors and journalists are asking: if two commissioners say it’s wrong, why did the third proceed? The ECI’s credibility is on the line; and so is ours. What happens when institutions stop being neutral? The answer might decide more than just elections. It might decide whether India’s democracy still works; or just looks like it does.