CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for criticising the party-led government in Kerala over the Sabarimala row and claimed his statements amounted to "contempt of court".

Addressing a gathering of BJP workers in Kollam Tuesday, Modi had said the conduct of Kerala's CPM-led LDF government on the Sabarimala issue would go down in the history as one of the "most shameful behaviours by any party and government". Modi had also said the Congress and Communists were talking about gender justice in the Sabarimala issue but their actions were "just opposite". Yechury condemned Modi for his remarks. "He charged the elected government in Kerala with not paying attention to public sentiments.