When quizzed about his choice of words bordering on abuse, Abhijeet said: "I called her besharam burhiya (shameless old woman) on purpose and I'm not going to say sorry because that's my way of speaking Hindi. It's only after she started insulting me as an artist and calling me a Sanghi that I pounced back." Jo mera mann mein se nikalta hai, woh main likhta hu (I write whatever comes to my mind). "He insisted that the naming and shaming of Chaturvedi should not be seen as gender-based aggression. I know I'm alone in my fight, but I can be powerful too."

Source: Times of India July 03, 2016 19:38 UTC