Bengaluru, Oct. 15 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday strongly defended Bengaluru, asserting that there is "no match" for the city in terms of infrastructure, human resources and innovation. He also accused those criticising Bengaluru of using its name merely to market themselves.

"There is no match for Bengaluru in terms of infrastructure, human resources and innovation. Some people take the name of Bengaluru as they need it to market themselves," Shivakumar said, responding to the remarks made by Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh.

Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha, the Deputy Chief Minister said, "I will not react to the statements of Na Ra Lokesh or someone else. There are 25 lakh IT professional...