<p>Author Chetan Bhagat was trolled by Twitterati&nbsp;after he posted an unsavoury tweet on historians returning their awards protesting the 'growing intolerance' in the country.</p>
<p><img title="Chetan Bhagat" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/jun/13-Chetan-Bhagat.jpg" alt="Chetan Bhagat" width="650" height="509" /><em style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Chetan Bhagat</strong></em></p>
<p>His tweet read -</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What do historians do? I am genuinely curious. This happened. Then this happened. Then this. Ok work done for the day.</p>
&mdash; Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/659962069849083904">October 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p>He also tweeted about his 'ignorance' about the number of historians in the country.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We had so many historians?</p>
&mdash; Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/659931781081231360">October 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p>This was enough for the Twitterati who 'gave it back' to the author for his tweets. here is how they retorted.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat">@chetan_bhagat</a> What do writers do? I am genuinely curious. Adha-Paav girlfriend, then full girlfriend. Ok work done for the day.</p>
&mdash; Zeeshan Mhaskar (@MhaskarChief) <a href="https://twitter.com/MhaskarChief/status/659962531071569920">October 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat">@chetan_bhagat</a> what do IIT-IIM grads. do? I'm curious. Write tharki love stories. Then, judge Nach Baliye. Ok work done for the day.</p>
&mdash; Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) <a href="https://twitter.com/Trendulkar/status/659972509052379136">October 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat">@chetan_bhagat</a> Sir its been about 40 mins since you posted this. Safe time to post the "Oh my account got hacked by friend/nephew.." tweet.</p>
&mdash; The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyaUkhaadLega/status/659970541235761153">October 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat">@chetan_bhagat</a> What do authors do? I am genuinely curious. Judge one talent show, then judge one dance show. Ok work done for the day.</p>
&mdash; Akshar (@AksharPathak) <a href="https://twitter.com/AksharPathak/status/659969203206623232">October 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What do surgeons even do? Do some surgery here. Then some surgery there. Ok. Done with work for the day.</p>
&mdash; Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) <a href="https://twitter.com/thetanmay/status/659972035137953792">October 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p>Bhagat 'joke' backfired, but he tried to take on the trolls head on by blaming the foreign media for 'loving poor backward Indians' stories.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">In case it was not blatantly obvious that historian tweet was a joke. Made a million of them on writers and engineers before. Duh!</p>
&mdash; Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/659981016690466816">October 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tch tch. A few tweets of mine and the tolerants get so intolerant on me. Cute.</p>
&mdash; Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/660005595106426880">October 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p>Unhappy with all the unwanted attention, but wanting to have the last word, he signed off with another jibe.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">In India, you can't kill cows. And you cannot even make a joke on holy cows. Like historians. Sorry if any animals or sentiments were hurt.</p>
&mdash; Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/660020248498806784">October 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p>This is not the first time the author, who also is a columnist, social critic and a dance show judge, been trolled for a controversial comment on Twitter.</p>
<p>Chetan had recently come up with a tweet about writers returning their Sahitya Akademi awards. "Ok so am I also supposed to return my Sahitya Academy award? Oh wait. Haven't got it yet, he tweeted.</p>
<p>This got him a gem of a reply from Sandeep Panikkal, "@chetan_bhagat If you get a Sahitya Academy award I will return my ration card in protest," Panikkal tweeted.</p>

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