'I never said PM a terrorist': Kharge clarifies remark; BJP calls Cong chief 'frustrated'

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge connected Tuesday referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi arsenic a “terrorist” and aboriginal issued a clarification, successful remarks expected to trigger governmental contention during the ongoing predetermination season.Kharge made the connection successful Chennai connected the last time of campaigning for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, scheduled for Thursday. He was criticising the AIADMK implicit its confederation with PM Modi's BJP."How (AIADMK) tin they articulation with Modi? He is simply a terrorist. And helium doesn't judge successful equality. His enactment won't judge successful equality and justice. And these radical are joining with them, it means that they are weakening democracy, they are weakening the doctrine of Annadurai, Kamaraj, Periyar, Kalaignar, and Baba Saheb Ambedkar," helium said.

"The Congress-DMK confederation volition proceed to present welfare, inclusive growth, prime education, and accessible healthcare," helium added.When questioned connected the discourse of his remarks, the Congress main said helium meant that the Prime Minister ever “threatens” and pointed to the alleged “misuse” of agencies by the BJP-led cardinal government.“I privation to clarify that Modi ever threatens. The institutions similar ED, I-T and CBI are successful his hands.

Therefore I say, successful that context, I accidental helium is terrorising radical and governmental parties,” the seasoned person stated.

Reacting to Kharge’s remarks, BJP IT compartment caput Amit Malviya criticised the Congress leader, calling it a “yet different crass display” successful a station connected X.“This isn’t the archetypal clip Kharge has dragged nationalist sermon to specified lows. But with this remark, helium hasn’t conscionable diminished himself, helium has exposed what is simply a stated attack of the Congress: maltreatment and vilification of India’s astir fashionable person alternatively of meaningful debate.

When authorities is reduced to name-calling, it reflects not strength, but a heavy vexation and deficiency of credible alternatives,” Malviya posted.

AIADMK, an arch-rival of the ruling DMK, joined hands with the BJP successful April 2025 aft breaking distant from the confederation up of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, successful which some parties failed to triumph immoderate seats successful Tamil Nadu. The DMK and its allies had swept the authorities successful that election.Counting of votes for each 234 assembly constituencies successful Tamil Nadu is scheduled for May 4.