India, April 21 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is on a visit to the United States, has triggered a political row, stating that the Election Commission has been "compromised" in India and "something was very wrong" with the system, during his address to the Indian diaspora in Boston on Sunday.

The leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha alleged that voter turnout data was manipulated during the assembly elections in Maharashtra-a charge he has been emphasising since the announcement of the poll results.

Gandhi claimed that more people voted in the Maharashtra assembly elections than the number of adults in the state, who are eligible to vote.

Gandhi said: "The Election Commission gave us a voting figure for 5.30 pm that evening, and...