Sonam Kapoor makes Ashoke Pandit withdraw from war of words over 'cracker' tweet

Sonam Kapoor gave a befitting reply to Ashoke Pandit, who tried to take a dig at her 'crackers' tweet. The Neerja actor surely knows how to put naysayers in place, if her war of words with Pandit on Twitter is anything to go by.

Mumbai: Actor Sonam Kapoor put an end to the Twitter war which was initiated by filmmaker Ashoke Pandit over actor's 'cracker' tweet.

On Sunday, prominent personalities from the Indian film industry lit candles and lamps responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to show solidarity in the country's fight against the coronavirus.

The prime minister on Friday urged people to switch off lights at their homes and light lamps, candles or turn on mobile phone torches for nine minutes at 9 pm on April 5 as a gesture to "challenge the darkness spread by the corona crisis".

However, there were stars who also criticised the use of firecrackers during this exercise. Sonam, Taapsee Pannu, Richa Chadha and Adil Hussain took to social media to register their objection over bursting firecrackers.

Sonam took to Twitter and wrote: "People are bursting crackers. Just FYI . They dogs are freaking out. Do people think it's Diwali? I'm so confused."

• People are bursting crackers. Just FYI . They dogs are freaking out. Do people think it’s Diwali? I’m so confused.

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  People are bursting crackers. Just FYI . They dogs are freaking out. Do people think it’s Diwali? I’m so confused.

  — Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) April 5, 2020

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  People are bursting crackers. Just FYI . They dogs are freaking out. Do people think it’s Diwali? I’m so confused.

  — Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) April 5, 2020

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Her tweet apparently caught the attention of Ashoke who tried to take a dig at Bollywood fashionista for the views that she expressed on social media.

Ashoke's tweet read: "Sonam ji crackers are burst during celebrations & not only in Diwali? People are trying to be happy in these difficult times. They are at least not spreading d virus like #TabligiJamaat. I wish you would hve condemned this act of terrorism than blaming crackers."

In few tweet exchanges, Pandit apparently tried to nudge Sonam to comment on Tabligi Jamaat congregation amid the novel coronavirus crisis. But, the actor refrained from communalising the situation.

• I’m sure you just lit a lamp for solidarity and hope and didn’t burst crackers in a celebration. You’re not that type of man. https://t.co/FrPHYYoBsl

  — Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) April 6, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  I’m sure you just lit a lamp for solidarity and hope and didn’t burst crackers in a celebration. You’re not that type of man. https://t.co/FrPHYYoBsl

  — Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) April 6, 2020

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  I’m sure you just lit a lamp for solidarity and hope and didn’t burst crackers in a celebration. You’re not that type of man. https://t.co/FrPHYYoBsl

  — Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) April 6, 2020

However, in the end, Sonam did manage to one-up the filmmaker with befitting replies.

• I’m not ‘beating’ around the bush. Like I said, Social distancing is a must. And ANYONE not following that whether they are Hindu or Muslim or Christian or Sikh is wrong. I’m sure you agree. You must have very important things to do now. I think we both made our point. 💓 & ✌️ https://t.co/3Tj3ViOI9R

  — Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) April 6, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  I’m not ‘beating’ around the bush. Like I said, Social distancing is a must. And ANYONE not following that whether they are Hindu or Muslim or Christian or Sikh is wrong. I’m sure you agree. You must have very important things to do now. I think we both made our point. 💓 & ✌️ https://t.co/3Tj3ViOI9R

  — Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) April 6, 2020

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  I’m not ‘beating’ around the bush. Like I said, Social distancing is a must. And ANYONE not following that whether they are Hindu or Muslim or Christian or Sikh is wrong. I’m sure you agree. You must have very important things to do now. I think we both made our point. 💓 & ✌️ https://t.co/3Tj3ViOI9R

  — Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) April 6, 2020

On a related note, Sonam and her husband Anand Ahuja have chosen to self-quarantine in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, on returning from London. The couple is currently on quarantine at their home in Delhi.

On the acting front, Sonam was last seen on screen in The Zoya Factor directed by Abhishek Sharma.