AAP questions those who are circulating Shazia Ilmi's clip

New Delhi: Reacting to the controversial remarks made by its leader Shazia Ilmi in a video clip, the AAP today said that it does not believe in the politics of communalism, but questioned the intentions of those who circulated the clip. “Aam Aadmi Party would like to reiterate that the party does not believe in politics of communalism and is strictly against it. Neither will we evade or take lightly, concerns of AAP supporters and general public over such a serious issue,” the party said in a statement. [caption id=“attachment_1493681” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Shazia Ilmi and Arvind Kejriwal. Firstpost[/caption] It, however, questioned the intentions of those who circulated the video clip. “The fact that those who have brought this 80 second clip in public domain have not shared the rest of the video which can show the actual context. It raises serious questions about the intentions behind the video clip”, the party said in a statement. “If they have really done this in public interest, we request them to share the full unclipped video or the link to download it in public and also send it to us at socialmedia@aamaadmiparty.org, so that the truth becomes clear between what is being attributed through the short clip and the response to it,” the statement added. When Arvind Kejriwal was asked about the issue, he evaded the question. Earlier in the day, Ilmi also issued a statement to defend herself, saying the remarks made had been picked up from a casual conversation and her tone and tenor was ironic. “This comment has been picked up from a casual conversation and in an informal setting. It is quite clear from the tone and tenor of the comment that I am using the term secular and communal in an ironic manner”, she said. PTI