A day after an ugly spat on Twitter with Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, BJP State president K. Annamalai on Thursday said he was not Jesus Christ and would slap back if he was slapped.
On Wednesday, Mr. Thiaga Rajan, without naming Mr. Annamalai, insinuated in a tweet that the latter was seeking publicity and engineered “slipper-throwing” at a car, bearing the national flag, and was a vile being and curse to Tamil society. The Minister was ostensibly referring to the BJP cadre stopping his official convoy recently in Madurai and hurling a slipper. Mr. Annamalai responded with a series of tweets assailing the Minister and said, “Finally, You are not worthy enough for my Chappals.” The BJP leader said, at a press conference, said: “I am not Jesus Christ to turn the other cheek, if slapped on one. I will slap back. If it is aggression, I will be doubly aggressive. I am not going to be worried if I lose anything because of this.”
