Shazia Ilmi responds to controversial video; says it's a play of words

April 22, 2014 21:18

In the video, Aam Aadmi Party's Shazia Ilmi is seen asking some Muslim leaders to vote for the AAP instead of Congress. She says, "Muslims are too secular and should be communal which is for their own good." after which she is also adds, "I know it's controversial, but it's also necessary".

She then defended herself by saying that it was only a play of words, and that she was asking people to vote for Arvind Kejriwal, who is not a Muslim. She went on to say, that she was only making fun of people who say that Muslims are communal, and that communalism doesn't mean inciting hatred.

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