New Delhi, Mar 27(IT): The Election Commission of India has said it is eaxmining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation on Mission Shakti over allegations of him violating the model code of conduct.

In a statement the Election Commission said: "The matter related to the address of the prime minister to the nation on electronic media today afternoon (March 27) has been brought to the notice of the Election Commission of India. The Commission has directed a committee of officers to examine the matter immediately in the light of model code of conduct."

The action came in response to a written complaint submitted by the CPI(M) over PM Narendra Modi's address to the nation today on "Mission Shakti".

"This announcement comes in the midst of the ongoing election campaign where the PM himself is a candidate. This is clearly a violation of the Model Code of Conduct," the letter stated.

Election Commission officials said they will find out if "national security" can be invoked by the ruling NDA over its urgency for PM Modi's address.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora has instructed EC officials to carefully analyse PM Modi's address's transcript and that another review will likely be taken on Thursday.

Indian Express also quoted Election Commission sources as saying that they will look into the "origins" of the address to find out if preparation and coordination were done in the Prime Minister's Office or the defence ministry.

In his address, PM Modi said, "It is a matter of pride for all of us in India that Mission was accomplished using an indigenously developed ASAT missile."

"Outer space has today become a critical part of our day to day lives. It is no longer as far as it appears. A large number of Indian satellites are today orbiting around the earth helping our farmers, our fishermen, our students, our armed forces and our workers in different ways," PM Modi said.