Bengaluru: On India's Independence Day last year, the meeting was not held after China did not respond to a communication from the Indian side over holding the meeting.

India and China were involved in a two-and-a-half month- long stand-off along the borders last year.

The chief minister’s counter-attack comes a day after the BJP president said "Siddaramaiah means corruption and corruption means Siddaramaiah".

"Says an ex-jail bird who chose another former jail bird to be his party's CM candidate for our Karnataka election. Can he present facts about the so called corruption charges against me or my Govt? Just telling lies wont help. People will not believe his #jumlas", tweeted Siddaramaiah.

The verbal attack between the duo has come in the run up to the Karnataka assembly election slated to held this year.