India, Aug. 17 -- The Congress responded by repeating some pointed questions, and some mirth, after the Election Commission rubbished its charges of "vote chori (theft)" on Sunday.

The Kerala Congress handle on X deployed sarcasm, seeking to describe the EC's press conference "in a coconut shell".

It posted a question: "Why is cow's milk considered nutritious?"

And posted a winding, absurd answer, attributing it to the poll panel. "ECI: Cow is beautiful. The moment it wakes up, it's milked and tied to a coconut tree. The coconut tree grows 70 feet tall. When coconuts ripen, they fall, husk is removed, dried in the sun, then milled for oil. From that oil, banana chips are fried. Chips come in many varieties, but the unripe ones taste be...