News journalist Roland Martin said he is leaving CNN on April 6 due to a decision made by the network's president.

The author and journalist, who joined the network in 2007, confirmed on Twitter Tuesday that he was leaving in deference to new chief Jeff Zucker.

"I'm getting a kick out of folks who think I'm retreating to a monastery when my @CNN deal expires April 6. [my] voice won't be silence, folks," Martin tweeted.

Martin, also a syndicated columnist and analyst for TV One, was reprimanded by the network last year after posting controversial tweets that were viewed as homophobic by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

"If a dude at your Super Bowl party is hyped about David Beckham's H&M underwear ad," he wrote, "smack the ish out of him!"

He was reinstated a month later.

In a letter to the news site POLITICO, Roland wrote that his agents notified him of his two-month contract that began in February and ends in April. He added that he will miss colleagues at the network and specifically Soledad O' Brien, who will also be leaving CNN.

"I have had the likes of Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and others in sports and entertainment thank me for being an unwavering and unapologetic voice of truth, and unwilling to back down when someone needed to stand up," Martin said.

Martin also recalled the time when he sat in the lobby of the Time Warner center and prayed before he signed with CNN.

"God, if it's your will to be here, then so be it.' I said the same these last two months," he wrote.

Martin has responded to many of his social media followers about his departure. He retweeted a message from TJ Holmes, a former CNN anchor who left the network at the end of 2011 after signing a multi-platform deal with BET.

"Congrats @rolandsmartin on a great run at #CNN! Amazing what u've been able 2 do a build. Thx 4 being a great friend, counselor & advocate," Holmes wrote.

Martin said he will continue his daily segment at the Tom Joyner Morning Show, which attracts 8 million listeners, his TV One gig and his syndicated column.