After Karnataka Congress president Dinesh Gundu Rao condemned the comments by Anantkumar Hegde, the Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship dragged his Muslim wife into a Twitter spat. "Wht are ur achievements after becoming a Union Minister or as MP? Wht are ur contributions for Karnataka's development? All I can say for sure, it's deplorable tht such people have become ministers & have managed to get elected as MP's," Mr Rao had tweeted. Mr Hegde's response was a vicious attack referring to Mr Rao's wife Tabu Rao: "I shall definitely answer this guy @dineshgrao's queries, before which could he please reveal himself as to who he is along with his achievements? I only know him as a guy who ran behind a Muslim lady."

I shall definitely answer this guy @dineshgrao's queries, before which could he please reveal himself as to who he is along with his achievements?
I only know him as a guy who ran behind a Muslim lady. https://t.co/8hVJ2wQXMU

- Anantkumar Hegde (@AnantkumarH) 27 January 2019