Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 9 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday launched an attack on what he termed American "imperialist aggression" against Venezuela, alleging that the United States had violated the country's sovereignty and abducted its elected President.

Addressing a press conference, he said democratic forces across the world must strongly oppose such actions, warning that any country could face a similar fate in the future.

Criticising the union government, the Chief Minister alleged that New Delhi was displaying subservience to the US, noting that the Ministry of External Affairs did not even mention America by name in its statement on the issue.

He also accused the Congress of following the same line, citing in...