Dadlani snaps political ties after monk tweet fiasco

NEW DELHI: AAP supporter and music composer Vishal Dadlani came under criticism from several quarters, including Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, for his sarcastic tweet

NEW DELHI: AAP supporter and music composer Vishal Dadlani came under criticism from several quarters, including Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, for his sarcastic tweet on Jain monk Tarun Sagar’ s address to the Haryana assembly.

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Following the controversy, Dadlani decided to quit “all active political work/affiliation”.

Kejriwal disapproved Dadlani’ s remark, saying “Tarun Sagarji Maharaj is a very revered saint, not just for Jains but everyone and those showing disrespect is unfortunate and should stop”, while Delhi PWD minister Satyendar Jain sought “kshama” from him on behalf of his “friend”.

Dadlani, however, maintained that he was against the use of religion in governance. The Haryana government had invited the Jain monk, who appeared in nude, to deliver a lecture —‘Kadve Vachan’ — in the assembly on Friday.

After a barrage of criticism, Dadlani tendered an apology for his tweet and also deleted it. “It feels bad that I hurt my Jain friends & my friends @ArvindKejriwal & @Satyendar Jain. I hereby quit all active political work/affiliation. I apologise again, to the Jain community ,& all others offended. But I beg you all not to support religion in governance, for India’s sake,” Dadlani tweeted.

“I made a mistake by offending the peaceful Jain community, and I felt the only way to truly apologise, was to renounce my ego. I made a mistake, & I’m genuinely sorry. That’s all,” he said.