Chennai, Jan. 12 -- With his remarks on Mumbai sparking off a political storm, providing a handle to the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), a defiant IPS-turned BJP leader K Annamalai on Monday threw the gauntlet at the Thackerays daring them to touch him when he visits the city shortly next time.

"No one can prevent me from coming to Mumbai. I am a son of a farmer and I can't be intimidated", he said.

"I will come to Mumbai. I am definitely coming. You can't even touch me. If you could attempt to cut my leg. Had I been afraid ofsuch threats I would have never stepped out of Coimbatore," an unapologetic Annamalai told the media at the Chennai airport.

"I have grown to a great extent that people like Udhav Thackeray...