Sydney's most controversial deputy mayor, Salim Mehajer, says he is the target of "hidden agendas" to remove him from Auburn Council following new allegations that he forged electoral documents to rig the 2012 council ballot.

The Australian Federal Police confirmed on Sunday it had served court attendance notices on Mr Mehajer and seven of his associates for electoral fraud offences, after a referral from the Australian Electoral Commission in August 2012.

Mr Mehajer told Fairfax Media it was "all a political game targeting Auburn Council as a whole; just like how we were confirmed to merge with Strathfield, Burwood and Canada Bay" and now Holroyd Council.

"Welcome to politics," he said. "It's full of hidden agendas to make me step down."