DHAKA: India union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Wednesday called Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal a ‘mad chief minister’, saying he had to cancel the leave of several policemen because of Kejriwal.

India TV channels reported, says Hindustan Times.

Speaking at an event in Indian state of Maharshtra, the home minister said, ‘When I was in Kherwadi (as a policeman), my leave was cancelled right after my wedding because there were riots. Now because of a ‘veda mukhyamantri’ (Marathi for `mad chief minister`) on dharna, I had to cancel the leaves of policemen’.

Shinde’s statement is the latest in slanging match between Kejriwal and Shinde.

BDST: 2103 HRS, JAN 22, 2014