Dear @smritiirani ji, when will we get New Education policy..?

When will year 2015 end in your calendar..? https://t.co/X20LhUsvCt



— Dr. Ashok Choudhary (@AshokChoudhaary) June 14, 2016

@AshokChoudhaary mahilaon ko 'dear' keh ke kab se sambodhit karne lage Ashokji ?



— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) June 14, 2016

Bihar minister's no lightweight

Not to disrespect but educate... Professional emails start with "dear". @smritiirani Ji Kabhi mudde pe jawab dijiye, don't circle around it.



— Dr. Ashok Choudhary (@AshokChoudhaary) June 14, 2016

" @smritiirani ji has learnt a lot from Modiji...Fake promises and shifting blames to others for non-delivery is lesson1 in Sangh's book"



— Dr. Ashok Choudhary (@AshokChoudhaary) June 14, 2016

Twitterati get in on the action

Twitter war

*Drumrolls*



India's education minister thinks that only men can be addressed as 'dear' and not women. pic.twitter.com/RDFODduXBo



— Truth Of Gujarat (@TruthOfGujarat) June 14, 2016

I guess they don't teach that at Yale.... https://t.co/sYrJxUntfb



— Dr. Ashok Choudhary (@AshokChoudhaary) June 14, 2016

NEW DELHI: It all began innocently enough.Bihar's education minister, Ashok Choudhary, took to Twitter to ask HRD Minister Smriti Irani about the New Education Policy.Irani doesn't take Twitter lightly. Despite her duties as minister - ensuring funds are distributed for universities, ayurvedic colleges, cow urine research institutes, etc. - she is very active on Twitter.She isn't one to take criticism of any kind lightly, either. As is typical of her Twitter spats, she often resorts to name-calling, rather than just answering the question. She remained true to form Tuesday.She tweeted back, "@AshokChoudhaary mahilaon ko 'dear' keh ke kab se sambodhit karne lage Ashokji?" That translates to, "When did you start addressing women as 'dear'?"Choudhary is made of sterner stuff than some of the lightweights Irani takes on."Not to disrespect but educate... Professional emails start with "dear". @smritiirani Ji Kabhi mudde pe jawab dijiye, don't circle around it." The latter bit of the reply translates to "Answer the question (about the New Education Policy)."Irani shot back saying Bihar was the only state that didn't participate in grassroots consultations for the education policy.The Bihar minister then accused Irani of shifting the blame around as he said Irani's PM is wont to do.And so it went on.This isn't the first time Irani's been involved in a spat.Not long ago, she got into an unseemly- without any provocation, at the start - by attacking a Congress spokeswoman and ridiculing her party for losing the Assam Assembly polls in May.On Tuesday, Twitterati got in on the action.?@PatelSaral007 tweeted, "Madam, Had you went to college/University you would know that its a common practice to address ppl as "Dear". @AshokChoudhaaryIrani responded, with a rap on the knuckles: Grammar theek karo beta. (Correct your grammar, son.)Someone else called @TruthOfGujarat then tweeted sayingBihar's minister had the last laugh. He retweeted @TruthOfGujarat, saying, " I guess they don't teach that at Yale...