When Smriti Irani indulged in banter with Sagarika Ghose on Twitter
New Delhi, Dec 17: Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday lashed out at senior journalist Sagarika Ghose after the later made fun of the minister's English.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was being attacked by Smriti Irani, and other AAP leaders tweeted the journalist's tweet and made a mockery of the union minister.
Following this the BJP leader, who is known for talking bluntly, dared the columnist on Twitter asking her to tag her directly and criticise instead of talking behind her back because its an act of cowardice.
Ghose made a mockery of Smriti Irani's usage of term 'blasphemous' in her press conference against AAP's tirade on Union Minister Arun Jaitley.
In a series of tweets tagging Ghose, Irani asked her to schedule a one on one interview with her instead of engaging in banter.
The minister ended her series of tweets saying she doesn't have time for the journalist's melodrama for she has work to finish.
What did Sagarika Ghose say?
Smriti
Irani
says
charges
are
"blasphemous"!
Erm..blasphemy?
As
in
an
act
of
insulting
God?
—
Sagarika
Ghose
(@sagarikaghose)
December
17,
2015
How Smriti Irani reacted:
@sagarikaghose
mujhse
kuch
kehna
hai
to
tag
me,
Peeth
peeche
kaayar
bolte
hai.
Have
a
good
day.
—
Smriti
Z
Irani
(@smritiirani)
December
17,
2015
@sagarikaghose
by
the
way
the
term
'blasphemy'
is
also
used
in
context
of
those
we
consider
'inviolable',
do
let
me
know
if
I'm
wrong.
—
Smriti
Z
Irani
(@smritiirani)
December
17,
2015
@sagarikaghose
Madam
it's
obvious
you
want
to
engage
in
banter.
Best
if
you
schedule
a
1
on
1
interview,
will
answer
every
question.
(1/2)
—
Smriti
Z
Irani
(@smritiirani)
December
17,
2015
@sagarikaghose
till
then
I'm
sure
you
have
work
to
do
as
do
I.
(2/2)
—
Smriti
Z
Irani
(@smritiirani)
December
17,
2015
@sagarikaghose
didn't
know
you
had
a
penchant
for
melodrama,
nice.
Beg
your
pardon
now
but
productive
work
beckons.
—
Smriti
Z
Irani
(@smritiirani)
December
17,
2015
How Twitterati reacted following Smriti Irani's tweets:
Smriti
Irani
wants
to
make
India
Pakistan.She
wants
blasphemous
laws
so
that
no
one
could
criticise
her
political
GODS.
—
ashutosh
(@ashutosh83B)
December
17,
2015
Ask
something
to
Smriti
Irani
by
tagging
her,she
never
replies
Criticize
her
without
tagging,she
turns
up
out
of
blue
to
show
her
arrogance
—
Sudhanshu
(@Sudshek)
December
17,
2015
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