India, March 24 -- The Election Commission found itself at the centre of a political controversy on Monday after a letter from the poll body bearing the BJP Kerala unit's seal went viral.

The CPI(M) raised the issue on the social media platform X, sharing an affidavit attached to a March 19, 2019 letter sent to political parties across the country, which bore the BJP Kerala seal instead of the official seal of the Election Commission. Later, the Congress also reacted sharply to the letter.

However, the Election Commission downplayed it as a "clerical error".

Reacting to the development, the Election Commission said that the seal on the letter was "purely a clerical error" and had been "rectified immediately."

"It has come to our notic...