India, Sept. 9 -- Shehzad Poonawalla and Rhiya Ahir engaged in a war of words on social media platform X after the former BJP spokesperson mocked the Mumbai-based model for not being able to enter Bigg Boss 20, while taking a jibe at her "IQ and knowledge".

Ahir, who came into the spotlight after a viral video of her stopping a police van during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests went viral, lost a public-voted spot on the reality show, which went to Punjabi actress Love Gill.

Poonawalla had targeted Ahir in a reel, wherein he also criticised a journalist, claiming the model had wanted to use the platform to "spread anti-national and anti-Sanatan ideas." He further took a jibe at the "left-wing ecosystem" and leader of opposition ...