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Watch: After Owaisi’s ‘Dance Video’ Goes Viral, AIMIM Chief Rubbishes Claims, Says He Was Flying A ‘Kite’
Swarajya Staff
Oct 20, 2019, 07:19 PM | Updated 07:19 PM IST
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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday (19 October) denied the claims that he was dancing after an election rally in Maharashtra. He said, he was enacting the action of flying a ‘kite’, which is his party symbol, reported India Today.
In a video that went viral on social media, Owaisi was seen performing a dance step while getting down the stage after addressing an election rally at Paithan Gate in Aurangabad on Friday (18 October).
Maharashtra: AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi performs a dance step after the end of his rally at Paithan Gate in Aurangabad. (17.10.2019) pic.twitter.com/AldOABp2yd
— ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2019
However, the Hyderabad MP clarified that he was only enacting his party’s election symbol to spread awareness among the people.
"The electoral symbol of my party is the kite. After every gathering, we enact the action of flying a kite in order to spread awareness among the people. Someone edited the video and added a song to it. The media said that I was dancing. This (video) is wrong," he told reporters.
"Main apni party ke symbol patang ko kheench mara hu, kisi ne us video par koi gaana laga diya jo galat hai, hum aisi baaton par zyada dhyaan nahi dete" Aurangabad me Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi Sahab ka media ko bayaan @asadowaisi pic.twitter.com/uLttpHn34x
— Mohsin (@mohsinaddeen96) October 19, 2019
Maharashtra is going to polls tomorrow on 21 October where his party AIMIM is fighting on several assembly seats. The results will be declared on 24 October.
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