Bhubaneswar, April 22 -- Odisha BJP State President and Rajya Sabha MP Manmohan Samal condemned Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge over his ''terrorist'' remark directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling for restraint and decorum in political discourse.

Reacting to the statement on Tuesday, Samal said the language used by a senior political leader was unacceptable and urged all parties to maintain standards in public communication. "I condemn this. He needs to learn how to conduct politics while maintaining decorum," he said.

He further criticised the nature of the remark, stating that such comments from a senior leader could not be ignored or justified.

"That a senior leader like him has issued such a statement is s...