Social media was abuzz after well-known news anchor Barkha Dutt posted on her Twitter account, on Thursday, about receiving threats to herself and her family. The post said: 'received chilling veiled threats and "messages" from powerful people in the Establishment today that my family and I are under surveillance, and that I will be smeared & maligned to stop me from starting any new projects. Was advised to get my house debugged. Is this my country?'

The tweet gained traction through the day and Barkha said, "There is a context to this. In 2017, I quit the news channel NDTV to work in the digital space. A few months ago, a group of people approached me as they had decided to start a news channel. I work as a consultant and they wanted to put together an editorial team."