New Delhi: The news of journalist Ravish Kumar's resignation on Wednesday took social media by storm with several journalists and activists paying tribute to the Magsaysay Award-winning journalist.

While many expressed their gratitude to the journalist, several took a taunting dig at Ravish Kumar as a way to celebrate his stepping down as the Group Editor and Anchor of the channel.

Among those who took a dig at Ravish and his work were some key political figures and journalists who are often attributed by netizens as those belonging to the right-wing and Godi Media section.

Ravish Kumar resigned from NDTV following the Adani takeover of the channel. His resignation came hours after Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy had resigned from the board of the group.

Ravish, later in a video message had shared an emotional message with his fans and viewers on his YouTube channel. Although he said he did not have concrete plans for his future, he hinted that he will be switching to YouTube and would spend more time with his family.

Here’s how the right-wing journalists and key figures reacted to Ravish Kumar’s resignation:

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New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.

A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.

The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.

According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.

"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.

An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.