Kandi (West Bengal): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday stood by DMK leader K. Kanimozhi whose residence was searched by the Income Tax officials a day ago and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "harassing" all the opposition leaders.

"National leaders are loved by people. But Modi is the first such leader whom everybody is scared of. He is using the CBI, the ED, and other central agencies to intimidate people... even yesterday, they (Centre) sent the Income Tax department to the house of (DMK chief) M.K. Stalin's sister Kanimozhi to conduct raids," Banerjee said at a public rally here in West Bengal's Murshidabad district.