New Delhi:
Vishal Dadlani confronted vicious trolling on social media Tuesday over his tweet, apparently targeting Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, which has ignited a furious political debate online.
"Stuck between a moron and a murderer....what now, India!?" tweeted the music director on Monday night, soon after an interview of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was aired by a private TV channel.
It was an apparent reference to Mr Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate and Mr Gandhi, who is largely seen as the Congress' man for the top job if it retains power in the national election due by May.
As Arvind Kejriwal retweeted the comment, a deluge of tweets followed, many attacking Mr Dadlani as "misinformed", publicity-seeking and worse.
He took it on the chin, tweeting: "Here's the bad news, trolls. You can threaten me all you like, and scream and shout yourselves hoarse. I will still say what I feel. Simple."
He also did not bother to hide his inclinations. "Also note, I didn't mention an option 3. You chose it on your own, for good or bad. Sign of the times? Big parties are clearly rattled!"
This is not the first controversy scripted by the more outspoken half of the successful music composer duo "Vishal-Shekhar".
In November, critics tore into the singer-composer for using the word "Kameeno" in a song he sang at an AAP concert, supposedly a reference to politicians.
He later tweeted, "I will happily admit that when it comes to talking about our corrupt politicians, 'kameeno' is one of the most polite words I've ever used. I'm not a politician. I don't know how to make flowery speeches. I'm a musician, what I say comes from the heart."
That concert is back in the news today with the BJP taking Arvind Kejriwal to court alleging that his party spent 39 lakhs on the event, far overshooting the poll expense limit.