Amidst US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s claims of finding evidence of massive vulnerabilities in EVM machines, CEC Gyanesh Kumar said EVMs in India were safe. US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s claim that Electronic Vending Machines (EVMs) can be hacked and are vulnerable, reignited the long-running EVM debate in India. Responding to the controversy, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday said EVMs in India are safe and are not being tampered with. CEC said the election process varies from country to country.  Why Indian EVMs are safe: CEC explains As per the statement shared by Kumar, EVMs used in India cannot be connected to the internet, Bluetooth or infrared. Hence, they cannot be hacked or tampered with. He further said EVMs used in our country cannot be connected with anything in any way. CEC also added that five crore VVPAT slips have been counted, and no discrepancies have been reported. “In India, EVMs made by PSUs were used, and on these machines, legal scrutiny had been done, and the EVMs of …