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'Muslims should be communal' remark made in sarcasm, says Shazia Ilmi

“I Had Used The Word 'communal' In Sarcasm, So It’s Sad That I Am Being Misunderstood, AAP Doesn't Believe In Communalism. Neither Is Meera Sanyal Or Mayank Gandhi Muslim,nor Is Kejriwal. I Was Asking To Vote For Them. So How Is It Communal?' She Said.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Bindiya Bhatt | Updated on: 23 Apr 2014, 02:09:51 PM

New Delhi:

Aam Aadmi Party leader Shazia Ilmi on Wednesday defended her statement that “Muslims should become more communal”, saying she was speaking sarcastically.

“I am shocked to see that a statement like this can be so distorted, I was speaking sarcastically,” Shazia Ilmi said.

“I was just saying till when will you vote for so called secular parties like Congress & SP who do nothing for you,” she added.

“I had used the word 'communal' in sarcasm, so it’s sad that I am being misunderstood, AAP doesn't believe in communalism. Neither is Meera Sanyal or Mayank Gandhi Muslim,nor is Kejriwal. I was asking to vote for them. So how is it communal?” she said.

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First Published : 23 Apr 2014, 01:59:00 PM

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