Jitan Ram Manjhi, the Bihar’s maverick chief minister is one politician whose foot is always firmly in the mouth.

Known for controversial comments, he gives tough competition to another Bihari, Lalu Prasad Yadav with his verbal tirade. He is currently in the news for battling his one-time mentor-benefactor Nitish Kumar and also for making whakiest comments. Here are some gems from Jitan Ram Manjhi.

On extra-marital relations: “There is nothing wrong in having a girlfriend. If you go to Patna's Eco Park it's not only unmarried people who are hanging out together. If both the man and the woman are adults and their relationship is consensual, there is nothing wrong in having an affair. This is a personal choice.”

On black marketing and hoarding: “As a chief minister I would forgive a poor person if he is caught indulging in black marketing and hoarding. Punishment must have a discretionary quota. If poor people who are barely being able to make ends meet indulge in wrongdoing then we have to be lenient with them. The law must come down on the rich thieves and not the poor”.

On Bihari migrants: “If you go and work outside Bihar, how would you know what your wife is doing in your absence?

On Liquor consumption: I don’t think it is wrong for a person who works hard all through the day to consume alcohol after his dinner.

On Nitish Kumar: “I have spent 34 year in politics and worked on different posts as minister and legislator…Nitish Kumar committed a great mistake in assuming that I’ll act like his puppet. Mein garib jaroor hu par swabhiman rakhta hu (I am a poor no doubt but I have self-respect).