M5S wants Gasparri to quit after tweet

(ANSA) - Rome, October 23 - Anti-establishment 5-Star Movement Senate whip Alberto Airola said Thursday his caucus will ask Deputy Senate Speaker Maurizio Gasparri to step down after he tweeted offensive remarks about an overweight teenager.
    "Fewer drugs, more diet, in bad shape," Gasparri, who hails from the center-right Forza Italia (FI) party of Silvio Berlusconi, tweeted on October 20 at the teen, Maria Pia.
    The deputy Senate speaker's remarks had come in response to a tweet by the girl in defense of 23-year-old Italian rapper Fedez.