Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 4 -- CPI(M) General Secretary MA Baby on Sunday strongly condemned the US' military action in Venezuela and the capture of its President and deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife from Caracas, accusing Washington of violating international law and human rights.

Addressing reporters, Baby said the actions carried out by US forces amounted to an invasion and described them as a "naked violation" of international law and the UN Charter.

He accused the US of acting irresponsibly on the global stage, stating that the episode reflected how the country was "behaving like a rogue state, a terrorist state under Donald Trump's presidency."

"It is highly condemnable what the US forces did in Venezuela... It's exact...