Putting a break on ‘title-tattle’ that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) fielded Bollywood actor Javed Jaffery to garner Muslim votes from lucknow seat, he said, “I am not contesting elections as Muslim but as an Indian”.
“People should not see me as a Muslim candidate as I have come to lucknow to contest elections as a citizen of India. We all will have to fight against caste-religion politics as it only divides countrymen,” said Javed while addressing a Press conference in the State capital on Thursday adding that even when he works in movies or TV shows he doesn’t see the religion of directors and producers. Speaking further, he said being an Indian it was hurt and sorrowful on 1984 riots where Sikhs were killed, Odisha riots where Christians were burnt alive, Godhra and Gujarat riots. The politics on riots only create differences and divide people of the country. Answering to a question on contesting election against big names of other political parties, Javed said, “Kabhi bade-bade log sahi nahi hote aur chhote chhote log sahi hote hai. Till the time of former Prime Minister and BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee lucknow witnessed development but after that all went wrong and constituency was in the wrong hands,” he added.