Have suffered a thousand wounds, still capable of taking on

Aroused by the raging controversy over amended Citizenship Act and National Register for Citizens, ailing and incarcerated RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday declared that he was "capable of taking on enemies, despite having suffered a thousand wounds".

Better known for his earthy sense of humour, Prasad who is at Ranchi serving sentences in fodder scam cases, expressed the sentiment with a political flourish posting an Urdu couplet on his official twitter handle understandably operated by his close aides.

"Abhi aankhon ki shamaen jal raheen hain, usool zinda hai, aap log maayus mat hona bimar abhi zinda hai. Hazaron zakhm khakar bhi main dushman ke muqabil hoon,Khuda ka shukr ab tak dil e khuddar zinda hai", read the tweet by Prasad.

Roughly translated the verse said "the flames of my eyes are still burning bright and my principles are still alive, you people must not feel dejected as the sick man is still alive. I am still capable of taking on enemies despite having ...