India, April 21 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday clarified his "terrorist" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that he didn't call him a terrorist in a literal sense but in a way that he is " trying to silence people".

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has written to the Election Commission, complaining about the "grossly derogatory remarks" against PM Modi.

Speaking to reporters in Karnataka's Kalburgi, Kharge accused PM Modi of using CBI and other agencies to "scare people" and defeat them in elections.

"I did not speak against the PM. The PM is terrorising politicians, candidates and regarding this, I said that tax terrorism is happening, ED is conducting raids, Income Tax Dept is conduct...