Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal today called out Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his comments on Ayodhya were "shameful" and "defamatory" towards the Supreme Court, where the title suit in the case is pending. "This is defamatory towards the Supreme Court," said Mr Sibal, a senior advocate who appeared before the top court during hearings on the Ayodhya case. Last year, Mr Sibal represented an individual, Mohammad Hashim, who filed a petition requesting that the case be deferred till after the 2019 national elections.