India, June 24 -- DMK MP A Raja courted a controversy as he called BJP stalwart Amit Shah a "fool" during a recent speech. The Bharatiya Janata Party reacted angrily to the affront, saying the DMK politician is an "idiot".

A Raja made the remark in reaction to Amit Shah's assertion that the BJP would win the Tamil Nadu assembly election.

A Raja, a former minister in the previous UPA government, claimed Amit Shah defeated politicians who were "alone", including former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.

He said Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin isn't a "lone" man.

"Amit Shah came to Madurai. He said, 'We have captured Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and the next is Tamil Nadu.' Fool, fool. Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi is a lone leader of a...