Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 8 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday strongly condemned the recent United States military actions in Venezuela, accusing Washington of undermining the sovereignty of nations worldwide and has "slaughtered hundreds of thousands of innocent people" to protect its economic and political interests.

Vijayan accused the United States of engaging in "imperialist aggression" by disregarding the territorial integrity of Venezuela and detaining its leadership.

The Chief Minister said that the military operations reflect a long history of US interventions that, in his view, have "slaughtered hundreds of thousands of innocent people" in conflicts pursued to protect American strategic interests.

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