Rahul, Smriti turn to 'shayaris' to trade barbs over Global Hunger Index

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday hit back at Rahul Gandhi over the 'couplet' that the Congress vice-president had tweeted on Friday.

Quoting the poet of modern Hindi literature Dushyant Kumar, Gandhi had written on the micro-blogging site, "If you are hungry, be patient! So what if you have no bread? Hunger is a hot topic, these days. Of debate in the Delhi Durbar!

 

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— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) October 13, 2017

 

If you are hungry, be patient!
So what if you have no bread?
Hunger is a hot topic, these days
Of debate in the Delhi Durbar!
- Dushyant Kr

— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) October 13, 2017

 

The Congress vice-president was referring to the recently released Global Hunger Index.

Responding to Gandhi's salvo, Irani on Saturday tweeted, "Have patience, the power of hunger. So what if you do not have the statistics. Collect all the selfish people as they will make noise to defame the nation."

 

 

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— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) October 14, 2017

The Twitter war between the two political heavyweights didn't end here. "Not surprising that in his keenness to run down Hon PM, Rahul Gandhi maligns the Nation," Irani said in another tweet.

Not suprising that in his keenness to run down Hon PM, Rahul Gandhi maligns the Nation. https://t.co/5eFEvM3slo

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) October 14, 2017

Recently, Smriti Irani was in Amethi, which Rahul Gandhi's represents in the Lok Sabha. Irani had poked holes in Gandhi's work in his constituency over the last decade.