UPSC TAMIL MEMES

There was a period where the CEC of India was called "Al-seshan' by Political parties.
Why do political parties called him “Al-Seshan”
When T. N. Seshan became Chief Election Commissioner (1990–1996), he dramatically changed the way election rules were enforced.
He became known for:
Strictly enforcing the Model Code of Conduct
Taking action against ministers and ruling parties when they violated election rules
Cracking down on vote-buying, intimidation, booth capturing and misuse of government machinery
Introducing/strengthening voter ID cards
Sending election observers to monitor constituencies
Postponing or cancelling polls when he believed elections could not be conducted fairly
Insisting that candidates obey expenditure rules.
This made politicians feel that the Election Commission was no longer an institution they could easily influence.
So “Al-Seshan” was a pun on “Alsatian”, the dog breed traditionally associated with guarding and protection. In other words:
Seshan = the watchdog guarding the election.
Some accounts say politicians used the name disparagingly because they were frustrated by his aggressive enforcement, while the media also popularised it.
There is an interesting irony: politicians feared Seshan precisely because he was doing what an independent Election Commission is supposed to do—watch the political class rather than serve it. A scholarly account notes that there was even a half-joking saying that politicians feared only God and T. N. Seshan.