Story highlights Mindy Kaling takes a dig at Newark on "The Mindy Project" 
 
 Newark's ex-mayor Cory Booker responds with a dinner invitation 
 
 (CNN) It's like a modern romcom featuring a television star and a politician -- complete with a social media twist. 
 
 What started out as a diss on Hulu series "The Mindy Project" may lead to a dinner date between the show's actress Mindy Kaling and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. 
 
 A recent episode of the show featured Kaling's character, Mindy Lahiri, puzzled that the senator attended a friend's event. 
 
 "Cory Booker? I can't believe he came," Kaling's character said on the show. "I guess anything to get out of Newark, huh?" 
 
 Booker tweeted the actress and told her he does not agree with her portrayal of the city he once served as mayor, but said he loves her work nevertheless. 
 
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 A joke about Newark, New Jersey, on "The Mindy Project" led to dinner plans between U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and star Mindy Kaling. 
 
 Her character joked after hearing that Booker had come to her colleague's event that "I guess anything to get out of Newark, huh?" 
 
 Booker tweeted "Ouch!" at Kaling on Thursday. He added that he still loved her, though. 
 
 She responded that if her character "shades" it, "it means we know it's cool," and said the love was mutual. Booker then asked her to dinner in Newark. 
 
 She asked for a train schedule, which the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey quickly sent her. 
 
 Booker called Kaling "Lyft worthy" and promised to send one. 
 
 Booker's spokesman says the date hasn't yet been scheduled. 
 
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– Don't look now, but there's a new power couple ready to dominate Hollywood and Washington. NBC New York reports Mindy Kaling made a love connection with New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker on Twitter after making fun of Newark on her show. On The Mindy Project, Kaling's character, confused about why Booker would attend her friend's event, quips, "I guess anything to get out of Newark," according to CNN. Booker tweeted "ouch" at Kaling and said he disagrees with her take on Newark but loves her work anyway. Kaling responded the love was mutual and if her character makes fun of something "it means we know it's cool." Pretty soon, the two were arranging to have dinner in Newark, with Booker offering to send a Lyft for Kaling. A spokesperson for the senator says they haven't actually set a date for dinner yet.