Bollywood lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar decided to give out a Hindi lesson on Twitter. Stating that usually, people say ‘Kripya karke’ which is wrong and went on to write ‘correct Hindi is either “ kripa karke” or only “ kripya”.

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He took to Twitter and pointed out the difference as he wrote, “Why do so many people say ‘Kripya karke’ it is wrong . Correct Hindi is either “ kripa karke” or only “ kripya” which means kripa karke.”

Why do so many people say “Kripya karke “ it is wrong . Correct Hindi is either “ kripa karke” or only “ kripya” which means kripa karke.

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) June 2, 2018

This harmless tweet attracted some unnecessary trolls who called out Javed Akhtar. Look how Tweeple reacted:

बड़े समय बाद कोई ढंग की बात करी आप ने।

— Ajitesh Mohan (@ajitesh_mohan) June 2, 2018

Kripa karke aap hame hindi ki shiksha na de.

— Vikas Mishra (@VikasMi06209288) June 2, 2018

Chalo sab nalayako javed chacha se shudh hindi bolne ki tuition lo..
Modi ji ne inko yeh karya karne ko bola hai 😆😆

— Ugliefuglie (@scaryeyes33) June 2, 2018

For hindi language credit goes to bollywood films. See the diffn bet angry young man @SrBachchan tapori dialogues n late Rajesh Khanna films dialogues ..who was the writer of those films??? ” Aapun n Aap”..😜

— Harsha Trivedi (@harshtri25) June 2, 2018

The 73-year-old writer did not hold back and even replied to the ones who tried to slam him. Here is how he tackled the trolls.

Baddy Samay baad aap ki samjh mein Kuchh aaya Hai

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) June 2, 2018

Aap agar jaahil hi rehna Chahtay hain to mujhay koi problem Naji Hai

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) June 2, 2018

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However, this is not the first time Javed Akhtar was targetted by the trolls on social media. Earlier, he sparked a debate by opposing the use of loudspeakers in mosques. Last year, singer Sonu Nigam faced a backlash for voicing his opinion on the same issue.