The police complaint was lodged at the Mandir Marg police station, in New Delhi, for using Karat’s morphed picture, showing the CPM leader being offered sweet by Singh.



“I have lodged a complaint with Delhi police as morphing a photograph like the manner it was done by them (TMC) is an offence under cyber laws,” said Karat.



Targeting the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC over the photo episode, Karat said the party (TMC) is getting “increasingly desperate” as the poll campaign in the state of West Bengal in progress.



The fourth round of elections to the state assembly is due on Monday.



Karat said the display of the “fabricated” photograph on the TMC’s website fell under cyber crime and that it was O’Brien who should be held responsible for “using” the image.



O’Brien, allegedly, used the morphed picture in his press conference on Saturday. The picture was also put on the TMC website, an incident widely publicised by news channels.



Karat said the CPI(M) would also take up the issue with the people of the state to “politically expose” the ruling party.



The Trinanmool Congress, however, removed the morphed picture from its website after the controversy.