'My Bad, That's Rahul Gandhi's Forte,' Jabs Smriti Irani In Twitter Fight

New Delhi: During a twitter dust-up this morning, Union Minister Smriti Irani took a sharp dig at Rahul Gandhi, commenting that losing Assam is "his forte".

Ms Irani was in the middle of a nasty exchange with Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi when she referred to the Congress's state poll defeats last week. Ms Chaturvedi hit back with equal force. She had trended on twitter yesterday with her blog on NDTV on being threatened by trolls recently, but today's spat didn't suggest any restraint.

The fight began with Ms Chaturvedi reacting to a tweet targeting her.

Ms @ShefVaidya a perceived threat to @smritiirani 's life gets Z sec,here I am struggling to get rape/death threat investigated.cut the crap

— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) May 23, 2016

Smriti Irani joined the thread at that point, tweeting that she does not have Z category security. It started a back-and-forth between the two women that quickly turned acrid.

@priyankac19 I don't have Z security Madam.

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) May 23, 2016

@priyankac19 why are you so interested in my security? Planning anything?

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) May 23, 2016

@priyankac19 dats more Rahulji's forte. Oh wait, losing Assam is. My bad. Have a good day.

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) May 23, 2016

In their parting shots, the two women wished each other 'good day' and 'glorious day' after trading the most acrimonious barbs.

Repeatedly losing and yet becoming a minister in the cabinet is your forte. You have a glorious day too @smritiirani

— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) May 23, 2016

The Congress lost Assam to the BJP in a series of crushing state poll results that have led to party veterans suggesting "major surgery".