Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai (left) and Anupam Kher Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai (left) and Anupam Kher

Rajdeep Sardesai, a prominent journalist and consulting editor of the India Today network, has often expressed displeasure at being attacked by trolls on Twitter over his comments. Today, after a spat with actor Anupam Kher on the popular micro-blogging platform, Rajdeep promised to tweet less.

The tiff between the two people began on Twitter over Rajdeep’s comments on Shiv Sena’s ‘hypocrisy’. In return, Kher questioned Rajdeep’s ‘desh-bhakti’ on the plight of Kashmiri Pandits.

Check out the tweets below.

How sad that you chose such an insensitive expression to justify your attempt of trying to be a messiah of truth. https://t.co/C6lnXST35O — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) October 12, 2015

What desh-Bhakti have u shown towards d mass murder & exodus of Your fellow Kashmiri Pandit Indians in so many yrs? https://t.co/k1mK5iU3Yb — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) October 12, 2015

What is d point of debating with you my friend! It is like trying to wake up a person who is pretending to sleep.:) https://t.co/PsOQJQCkgg — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) October 12, 2015

Bidding each other goodbye, they promised to debate over it on prime time television. The scene shifted then to Rajdeep’s nightly TV news show in which Kher appeared on the subject of film personalities keeping silence on events such as the Sena attack on Sudheendra Kulkarni and writers returning their Sahitya Akademi awards. When Rajdeep questioned Kher about why he was targeting media which was the messenger, Kher did not mince words at all, responding sternly, “Rajdeep, you are very selective in your targeting issues. You have problems with the government. You have problems with Modi. I can see that. I can feel that. We are on Twitter for a long time.” And then the conversation found its way back to Twitter when Rajdeep reportedly deleted one of his own earlier tweets about Kher. But when Kher highlighted it, the journalist expressed apology and said he deleted it because he felt it was ‘personal and below the belt.’

You are right sir. deleted because it was personal and below the belt. Not done. Apologies. As for guts, I fear God. https://t.co/S2NMzYZpDI — Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) October 15, 2015

The journalist also promised to tweet less after the episode.

Will tweet much less now. Have learnt my lesson. I wish you all friends, the very best. Life is too short, this country too great. Bye. — Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) October 15, 2015

In the past, several journalists and film personalities have expressed anger over the often violent verbal abuse rampant on Twitter. Popular Hindi anchor Ravish Kumar, who hosts ‘Prime Time’ on NDTV India, decided to quit Twitter earlier in August after being hounded by trolls who disagree with their views.

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