People, who are surprised at the war of words between Congress & BJP, must come to "Dravida Nadu" (Tamil Nadu) and see the ugly level of mud slinging done by the Dravidian Leaders. The Congress, BJP and other state leaders cannot match even 10% of the Dravidian leaders' vocabulary & word power. Let us look at some of the (un)quotable quotes.
First and foremost is our Chief Minister Mr.M.Karunanidhi who said, "Who is Rama? Does he exist? Was he an engineer to build this bridge? If so, in which engineering college he studied? Ramayana is a myth and Rama is an imaginative character". He said these words in massively organized public meetings in Salem & Erode. He did not stop with that. When the entire nation erupted like a volcano the next day over his anti-Ram remarks, he reiterated his statements again in Chennai with arrogance. Later on, he went on to deliberate on Valmiki Ramayana and said "Rama was a drunkard. Valmiki had written about Rama's drinking habits". This incited violence and two persons were burnt to death inside a bus by anti-social elements in the outskirts of Bangalore and his daughter's house in Bangalore was also attacked. Then, His party cadres led by a State Cabinet Minister, Chennai City Mayor and a few MLAs, attacked the BJP / VHP / Hindu Munnani offices and residential buildings through out the state in many places and ransacked them. Then they announced, "The cadres belonging to Sangh organization