New Delhi, April 19 -- Congress leader Manickam Tagore on Saturday termed Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nishikant Dubey's statement on the Supreme Court "defamatory," and said that his attack on the top court is "not acceptable."

"This is a defamatory statement against the Supreme Court. Nishikant Dubey is a person who continuously demolishes all other institutions. Now, he has attacked the Supreme Court. I hope that the Supreme Court judges will take this into notice as he is not speaking in Parliament but outside it. His attack on the Supreme Court is not acceptable," Tagore told ANI.

Congress MP Imran Masood said that the reported statement made by the BJP leader is "unfortunate."

"The kind of statements that are coming against the ...