Mufti replied to a tweet by Abdullah with a 'Pinnochio' emoji to connote that he resorted to lying.
The long-nosed emoji of the character from the kindergarten tales whose nose grew longer everytime he lied, made even Abdullah break into laughter on the micro-blogging platform.
Taking to Twitter, Omar Abdullah questioned Mehbooba as to how she could claim to support both the Congress as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) simultaneously for the post of Deputy Chairman in the Rajya Sabha.
In a quick response, Mehbooba snubbed Abdullah accusing him of fabricating stories based on pure fiction. She said usually fake news and falsehoods were peddled by dubious news channels but it was baffling when politicians like Omar Abdullah fabricate stories based on pure fiction.
She also replied to Omar Abdullah's Tweet with an emoji (long-nosed), that signifies a lying face.
The buck didn't stop there. Soon Abdullah teased her back saying the person handling Mehbooba's official Twitter account have a great sense of humour. "Hats off to whoever operates your account for you. They actually have a sense of humour. Nice emoji use", Abdullah tweeted again.
The spat continued as Mehbooba was in no mood to give up. She attacked him back the second time while asserting that she herself handled her tweets and Abdullah should give a compliment where it was due. "Again fake news Give a compliment where its due Omar," Mehbooba replied.
Twitter users were left impressed by this one-emoji-reply that said all.