Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Thursday said pro-government Podemos party's members still have time to think it over and go back to the ranks of his government's followers.

He added, "if any of you has shame, this is the right time. You have time to join us sincerily and build the revolution. Stop talking nonsense, saying you are revolutionary."

Chávez added that Podemos leaders -who over the last few weeks have opposed to the changes to the Constitution advanced by the Venezuelan ruler- are the same people who on April 12, 2002 -during a failed coup d'etat against him- tried to reach agreements with the government of Pedro Carmona Estanca.

"I am calling upon the grassroots of this party (Podemos) to avoid manipulatio by their pseudo-revolutionary leaders, who have actually become counter-revolutionary."