Congress condemns ECI freeze on AITC name and symbol, terms it a 'late night birthday gift' on PM Modi's birthday

New Delhi, Sep 17 (UNI) Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday strongly condemned the Election Commission of India's decision to freeze the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) name and election symbol, alleging that the move was a "late night birthday gift" from Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress chairman of Media and Publicity Pawan Khera also questioned the constitutional basis of the decision, asserting that the party's breakaway faction had no legitimate claim to its name or symbol. In a sharply worded post on social media platform X, Venugopal accused the Election Commission of…