A BJP delegation comprising three Union ministers, including Nirmala Sitharaman, approached the Election Commission of India on Wednesday (April 22, 2026), demanding “strictest action” against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his “terrorist” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Ms. Sitharaman said, “Today, we appeared before the full commission to bring to its notice that no less a person than the president of the Congress and the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha has spoken in such condemnable words.”
‘Didn’t call PM Modi a terrorist,’ Kharge clarifies remarks; accuses him of ‘terrorising’ political opponent
Mr. Kharge chose to call the Prime Minister a “terrorist” while addressing a press conference in Tamil Nadu, an election-bound State, the Finance Minister said, terming the Congress chief’s remark “outrageous”.
“It's an insult to the mandate given by the people of India (to Prime Minister Modi). More importantly, it is an insult to the entire system where people choose their leader through elections, and once chosen, he is the leader for the entire country,” Ms. Sitharaman said.
