Delhi BJP President Satish Upadhyay greet newly joined BJP leaders Kiran Bedi and Shazia Ilmi during a felicitation function at Delhi BJP office in New Delhi on Friday. (PTI)
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has launched a Twitter war against Kiran Bedi and Shazia Ilmi, who have joined the BJP, by pulling out old tweets of the two. (
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In a subtle attack on Ms Ilmi on Wednesday, AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal retweeted one of her old tweets, dated November 21, 2013, which said 'Hypocrisy, thy name is BJP'. The tweet by Ms Ilmi, who was in AAP at the time, criticises the BJP and the Congress over its funding.
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Founder AAP member Kumar Vishwas posted more than half-a-dozen old Kiran Bedi tweets in which she gave her views on the Congress, the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (
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Ms Bedi's tweets in September 2011.
"One day, Namo (Narendra Modi) will have to respond with clarity about riot massacre," said another tweet posted by Ms Bedi on March 16, 2013. (
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On twitter #KiranBedi and Shazia Ilmi were trending, but a sizable number of tweets came from regular AAP followers. When asked about Mr Kumar's tweets, Arvind Kejriwal said that he will speak to him.
"Our old tweets are being retweeted. Then I used to believe in Kejriwal as a leader. There were reasons behind my parting ways with the party. Now in Modi I am seeing a new light," Ms Ilmi said. (
Former Aam Aadmi Party leader Shazia Ilmi Joins the BJP)
Ms Ilmi, a former aide of Mr Kejriwal who contested last Assembly and Lok Sabha polls on an AAP ticket, joined the BJP today while former top cop and former Team Anna member joined on Thursday.