India, April 23 -- The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, saying that he prima facie violated the model code of conduct when he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "terrorist" during a press conference in Chennai a day before.

Kharge had made the comment during a press conference on the final day of campaigning for the Tamil Nadu elections. He later defended himself, saying he meant the PM was "terrorising" the democratic fabric of the country.

"Whereas, the commission is prima- facie of the opinion that Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, who is also a star campaigner of Indian National Congress in the general election to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly has violated the afo...