Chetan Bhagat sure knows how to keep himself in news. When he’s not churning out, ahem, ‘novels’, the author (no pun intended) dabbles between being a columnist, a social critic and a dance show judge.
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In his free time, he also likes to eavesdrop on little kids while they’re having a serious conversation.
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Of late, many eminent writers have been returning their Sahitya Academy awards in the context of growing intolerance in the country.
So being a self-proclaimed social critic, Chetan Bhagat realised that he too should say something.
Thus, he came up with this gem of a tweet.
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No sooner had he tweeted this, than the dedicated Twitterati started trolling him.
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While some advised him to return something more…well, returnable…
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…while others decided to not sugarcoat their words and hold a mirror to him.
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The writer (again, no pun intended) decided not to get bogged down by trolls and fought back.
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He even made a second attempt at sarcasm.
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But alas, was trolled again.
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And that was when poor Chetan Bhagat had to clarify things.
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Bade bade Twitter mein, aisi choti choti baatein hoti rehti hain Bhagat ji!
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