The journalist's tweet which was written in a lighter vein was taken quite personally by Rajasthan State Police which went ahead to fact check it on social media.
In today's day and age, 'taqiyya' has been used by Islamists and their apologists to deceive 'kafirs' (non-believers of Islam) into believing they are a well-wisher only to stab them in the back (figuratively) or behead them (literally).