Union HRD minister Smriti Irani and Congress leader Priyanka Chaturvedi had a cat fight over Rahul Gandhi on Twitter. It all started when Shefali Vaidya, a political columnist questioned double standards between verbal attacks on a Congress spokesperson and the HRD minister.
When @priyankac19 is trolled, it is an attack on 'dignity of women'but poisonous slander against @smritiirani is acceptable.
— Shefali Vaidya (@ShefVaidya) May 23, 2016Chaturvedi in her tweet mentioned Irani and said said "a perceived threat to @smritiirani's life gets Z sec, here I am struggling to get rape/death threat investigated."
As reported by the Hindustan Times Chaturvedi was earlier threatened by a a Twitter user with rape and murder "like Nirbhaya." Followed by which she wrote a letter to NDTV calling for more stringent laws against cyber abuse.
Later Chaturvedi claimed that she was threatened on the social media because she pointed out a BJP spokesperson's use of insinuation to 'silence me on a TV debate.'
To which Irani responded saying
@priyankac19 I don't have Z security Madam.
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) May 23, 2016
Chaturvedi soon tweeted saying
Madam I don't know the internal workings of Home Ministry, i go as per newspaper reports. I presume no security at all then @smritiirani ?
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) May 23, 2016
To which Irani said
@priyankac19 why are you so interested in my security? Planning anything?
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) May 23, 2016
Chaturvedi then retaliated
Not worth my time , so don't worry on that front @smritiirani , you must concentrate on creating another campus ruckus.
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) May 23, 2016And that’s when Irani stole the show with her sarcastic remark about Rahul Gandhi
@priyankac19 dats more Rahulji's forte. Oh wait, losing Assam is. My bad. Have a good day.
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) May 23, 2016