New Delhi:
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday issued a notice to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge over his “terrorist” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The action came hours after a delegation comprising Union Ministers – Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Ram Meghwal – and other BJP leaders met the full bench of the poll body and complained against the politician.
Calling the remark a potential violation of election norms, the poll body has sought his response within 24 hours.
Kharge, at a press conference on Tuesday, called PM Modi a “terrorist” while questioning the AIADMK’s decision to partner with the BJP despite its adherence to the ideology of late CN Annadurai, a legendary politician in Tamil Nadu.
“How can these AIADMK people, who themselves put the photo of Annadurai, how can they join Modi? He is a terrorist. His party won’t believe in equality and justice. These people are joining with them; it means they are weakening democracy, they are weakening the philosophy of Annadurai, Kamaraj, Periyar, Kaliagnar, Baba Saheb Ambedkar,” Kharge said in Tamil Nadu.
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