New Delhi: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut US President Donald Trump on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on BJP’s West Bengal election victory as “premature and wrong”, saying state elections are an “internal matter of India’s federal democracy”.In a post tagging Trump on Twitter, Raut said “any outside support seems premature and wrong” and urged the US President to take a “more informed and balanced approach” to the elections.Raut said, “As an MP of India, I write in response to reports of your congratulations to PM Narendra Modi on the West Bengal Assembly election results. These are state-level elections – an internal matter of India’s federal democracy.”The Rajya Sabha MP further alleged that the West Bengal elections were conducted amid an atmosphere of “fear, intimidation and systemic pressure”. He alleged that there is a “widespread perception” that the Election Commission of India does not function impartially and its functioning appears to favor the BJP, raising questions about “institutional neutrality”.“There are allegations regarding widespread deployment of central forces, which many believe have created pressure rather than trust. Senior leaders are also involved Mamata Banerjeehave publicly raised concerns about the fairness of the process,” he wrote.Raut said, “Democracy is not just about elections – it is about ensuring that they are free, fair and credible. When serious allegations arise, they need investigation, not celebration.”Earlier this week, the BJP won more than two-thirds majority in the West Bengal Assembly elections, ending Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s 15-year rule. The party also retained power in Assam for a third term. A White House spokesperson on Tuesday said Trump had congratulated Modi on the BJP’s “historic and decisive” victory.Reacting sharply to Raut’s latest remarks, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla hit out at Raut, calling him the “clown of Indian politics” and accused the opposition leaders of trying to tarnish India’s image globally.Poonawalla said in a video post onHe said Indian democracy was being “appreciated across the world” but opposition leaders were spreading “falsehoods” on the electoral process.