Television news channel NDTV faced the onslaught of Twitteratis, mainly sycophants of the Narendra Modi-government for allegedly spreading false, misleading news. The Modi bhakts lashed out at NDTV demanding the government to close down the news channel for adopting an ‘anti-national’ perspective. The hardline supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) even raised online slogans of sending editor-in-chief Barkha Dutt to Pakistan. Also Read - CBI Books NDTV's Promoters For Violation of FDI Rules

The news report done by Barkha Dutt tracking the arrival route adopted by the infiltrators in Punjab, along with the news story carried by online portal of NDTV, claiming that two vehicles loaded with terrorists entered the base and therefore there could be more militants rather than the six who were reported to be locked in an encounter with security forces. (ALSO READ: Arun Shourie harassed by Modi Bhakts: BJP supporters abuse his disabled son on social media) Also Read - Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Exit Poll Results: NDA Set to Make Comeback

Twitteratis also highlighted the claims made by Barkha Dutt in her book This Unquiet Land – The stories beneath India’s fault lines, where she claimed that Modi-Nawaz met for nearly a hour ‘secretly’ in Kathmandu during the SAARC summit. However, the Ministry of External Affairs rubbished it calling it ‘baseless’. Also Read - Editors Guild names new Executive Committee

Here are the Twitter reactions:

#ShutDownNDTV Sir @narendramodi y v shld tolerate irresponsible media with hidden anti Indian agenda? Media should also come under scanner. — Hemant Singh Manav (@mech_hem) January 5, 2016

#shutdownNDTV a proof that NDTV is an anti Indian channel. https://t.co/ARfyrn5ibl — Priceless (@Bhagwaa) January 5, 2016

NSA Ajit doval highlighting the Anti National activities of NDTV in a letter to PMO. #ShutDownNDTV pic.twitter.com/KtLuzrIY3f — हिन्दुस्तानी (@indiaaakash) January 5, 2016