Twitter suspends Abhijeet Bhattacharya's account, Sonu Nigam quits in support

Bollywood singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya's Twitter account was suspended by the social media company after he posted a series of offensive tweets against women including JNU student Shehla Rashid.

The move by the microblogging site came after social media users accused the 58-year-old singer of using "inappropriate" and "insulting" language.

Later, singer Sonu Nigam, in a series of tweets, announced that he would quit Twitter. Siding with singer Abhijeet and actor Paresh Rawal, he claimed that the platform had no "balance" and was "one-sided" with hate all around.

The singer, who claims to have a balanced approach, feels that the media is divided and the social networking site is full of "some nationalists, some just cold blooded pseudos".