In Chennai on Tuesday, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge called PM Modi a “terrorist”. However, soon after he issued a clarification on this comment. Meanwhile, BJP said Kharge should apologize for his controversial statement. Kharge has made controversial comments about Modi in the past; In 2024 he compared the Prime Minister to attacker Taimur Lang, and in 2023 he called him a “poisonous snake” and a “lord of liars”. Even on those occasions the Congress President had given clarifications later.
Clarifying a few minutes later, he said:
Kharge said, “PM Modi is threatening people and political parties. I never said he is a terrorist. What I meant was that Modi keeps issuing threats.” The election campaign for all 234 seats of the Tamil Nadu Assembly as well as 152 seats in the first phase of West Bengal elections ended at 5 pm today. Voting for the second phase in Bengal is scheduled for April 29, and the results will be declared on May 4.
Violence in West Midnapore, Bengal: More than 100 BJP workers injured
In Dantan, West Midnapore, over 100 BJP workers were injured during an alleged attack supported by Trinamool Congress. Of the injured, 15 have been admitted to Jaleshwar Hospital in Odisha, while the condition of one worker is said to be critical. The incident took place on Monday, and videos of the incident surfaced on Tuesday. The BJP has alleged that the attack was planned and carried out by supporters of the ruling party; However, Trinamool Congress has denied these allegations.