Chennai, April 27 -- BJP leader CR Kesavan has called Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah "spineless" after the Congress leader said that he was not in favour of "war" with Pakistan and cited a "security lapse" in the recent deadly terror attack in which 26 people were killed in Pahalgam.

The BJP leader contrasted the statements of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with those of Siddaramaiah. "On one hand Rahul Gandhi says we are with the central government and whatever action the government takes we will support it. And here you have Mr. Siddaramaiah. He's a chief minister of a state, He's a senior leader of the Congress Party. He speaks like a Pakistan apologist."

Kesavan on Saturday accused the Congress of soft-pedaling on Pakistan-sponsored terror...