The Eminent and the Erroneous: Electoral Rolls in Disarray Bharat Ratna awardee Prof C N R Rao, 92, has been issued a notice over a self name mismatch in Karnataka's electoral rolls.
This discrepancy, while seemingly mundane, pits the country's highest civilian honor against a bureaucratic procedure.
Similar issues have arisen in other states, including the case of economist Amartya Sen, who was flagged for a spelling error but exempted from appearing in person.