India, March 23 -- Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai took a jibe at Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar after the latter referred to him as a "poor man" while addressing reporters in Chennai on Saturday. In a sharp-witted response, Annamalai extended his best wishes to Shivakumar, hinting at the Congress leader's alleged efforts to unseat Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and take over as Karnataka's next CM.

During his visit to Chennai for a DMK-led meeting on the delimitation issue, DK Shivakumar was greeted with black flags by BJP workers in protest. Responding to the demonstration, Shivakumar said, "I welcome all these BJP black flags. I have never been afraid, even when they sent me to Tihar Jail. This officer (Annamalai), poor m...