Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday responded strongly to criticism over his remarks on “Miyans”, asking his detractors to read a Supreme Court judgment that warned about what it described as a “silent and invidious demographic invasion” of the state. “This is not my language, not my imagination, and not political exaggeration,” Sarma said, adding that the Supreme Court itself had acknowledged the seriousness of the issue. The chief minister’s remarks came amid the ongoing Special Revision (SR) of electoral rolls in Assam. Sarma, however, defended the revision process, saying it was necessary to protect Assam’s identity, security and future. The Election Commission ordered the Special Revision as a Supreme Court-supervised exercise to ensure an error-free electoral roll and verify citizenship.