In an edit, the Indian Express hit back at the former army chief General VK Singh after he resorted to name-calling on Feb 21, the day the paper carried a story on DGMO Lt Gen A.K. Choudhary confirming the panic that seized the "highest seat of power" over the controversial troop movements in January 2012. Singh called IE reporters "presstitutes" and its reports a "fable" of a "sick mind" on Twitter.