AAP ki Khatir! Tweet on 'Jain monk' forces Vishal Dadlani to 'leave'

AAP ki Khatir! Tweet on 'Jain monk' forces Vishal Dadlani to 'leave'

Music director and singer Vishal Dadlani on Sunday quit the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after his sarcastic tweets on Jain monk Tarun Sagar's addressing to the Haryana Assembly offended the Jain community and led to widespread criticism, including from Delhi CM and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.

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In a string of tweets, Dadlani -- the most vocal backer of the AAP in Bollywood -- insisted that the party had not shown the door to him after his controversial tweet on a Jain religious leader.

Tarun Sagar, a Digambar Jain community monk, addressed the Haryana assembly on Friday.

This is the incident that got Vishal Dadlani riled up. Pic courtesy Twitter

A day later, Dadlani called Tarun Sagar's speech as "monkery". This he later deleted. But Dadlani came under widespread attack from members of the Jain community.

Kejriwal described Tarun Sagarji Maharaj "as a very revered saint, not just for Jains but everyone. Those showing disrespect is unfortunate and should stop. We deeply respect him and his thoughts".

Delhi's Home Minister Satyendar Jain also apologized for Dadlani's remark.

"I feel bad that I hurt my Jain friends and my friends Kejriwal and Satyendar Jain. I hereby quit all active political work or affiliation," Dadlani said.

"I'm sorry to have offended you and your beliefs too, Sir. My intent was not to hurt anyone. Spoke without thinking," he added.

THIS IS HOW IT ALL STARTED:

Egged on by some, he continued on...

And then the sh't hit the fan and he started apologising. But their was no stopping the trolls.

And then Kejriwal jumped in too

After all this controversy, Dadlani decided it was time to bid AAP adieu. But that wasn't the end...

His quitting the party made many question AAP about his decision.

All this got some supporters emotional...

In the end, the Jain monk's response said it all...