Politics over Mission Shakti, PM Modi's address to nation

Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation today on India successfully testing an anti-satellite missile, the Election Commission said that it will look into the 'urgency' of PM Modi's address to the countrymen just days before Lok Sabha elections. According to EC, the matter related to PM speech has been brought to the notice of ECI and it has directed a Committee of Officers to examine the matter immediately in the light of Model Code of Conduct, which is in force for the upcoming general elections.