Nirmala Sitharaman's husband, economist Parakala Prabhakar, to join anti-SIR protest. Economist Parakala Prabhakar, husband of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will join an anti-SIR protest on October 23 demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. It has been organised by the People Against SIR alliance. Actor Prakash Raj, advocate Prashant Bhushan and CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke are also expected to join the protest.