Arun Jaitley, Subramanian Swamy spar on Twitter over CEA

Moneycontrol BureauFinance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday reiterated his support for Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian on Twitter.“An unfair and false attack on a disciplined civil servant in the Finance Ministry,” Arun Jaitley tweeted a short while ago.On Wednesday, Jaitley had publicly cautioned against the trend of political attacks on persons whose office and discipline constrained them from responding. He was referring to senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s public attack on the CEA on Twitter calling for his dismissal by labeling him pro-Congress.Earlier today, Subramanian Swamy tweeted: “If an Indian, held patriotic can advise a foreign nation where he works, to twist India’s arm, is to be forgiven, then I suspend my demand.”When asked about Jaitley’s defence of Arvind Subramanian, Swamy said: “I have said what I have to say.”