I absolutely love A R Rahman's music. But whenever i see his dear daughter, i feel suffocated. It is really depress… https://t.co/NbO6kSAZzS — taslima nasreen (@taslimanasreen) 1581398554000

Author Taslima Nasreen and composer AR Rahman ’s daughter, Khatija , engaged in a sharp exchange over social media after the writer commented on the latter choosing to wear a burqa.On February 11, Nasreen shared a picture of Khatija in a black veil on Twitter and wrote around 11am, “I absolutely love A R Rahman 's music. But whenever i see his dear daughter, i feel suffocated. It is really depressing to learn that even educated women in a cultural family can get brainwashed very easily!” The tweet was shared over 1700 times and received nearly 6,000 likes.Khatija, who is not on Twitter, took to Instagram -- on which she has over 33,000 followers -- to reply to Nasreen on February 14. She shared a screenshot of Nasreen’s tweet and wrote, “There’s so much happening in the country and all people are concerned about is the piece of attire a woman wants to wear.”She also addressed the exiled Bangladeshi author directly towards the end of her post, writing, “Dear Taslima Nasreen, I’m sorry you feel suffocated by my attire. Please get some fresh air, cause I don’t get suffocated rather I am proud and empowered for what I stand for. I suggest you google up what true feminism means because it isn’t bashing other women down nor bringing their fathers into the issue.”"I also don’t recall sending my photos to you for your perusal," Khatija added. She also shared several stories on her Instagram profile around Nasreen’s tweet and her own response to it. Several of them revolve around the freedom of choice.Nasreen did not mention Khatija in her tweets again, but took an indirect dig at her. “Burqawalis are empowered. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength,” she wrote.