Lucknow: As campaigning ended in Rampur on Sunday evening, another salvo was fired at Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jaya Prada by the Azam Khan’s son who is a Samajwadi Party MLA.
Azam Khan’s son, Abdullah Azam Khan, in a meeting held in Pan Dareba said: “Ali bhi humare, Bajrangbali bhi humare. Humein Ali bhi chahiye, bajrangbali bhi chahiye lekin Anarkali nahi chahiye.” (Ali is ours and so is Bajrangbali. We want Ali and Bajrangbali but we do not want Anarkali).
The reference of Anarkali was obviously to Jaya Prada who is known for her dancing skills in films.
On the other hand, Jaya Prada on Monday lashed out at Abdullah Azam Khan for his remarks in which he described her as ‘Anarkali.’
She said, “I cannot decide whether to laugh or to cry after listening to his remark. Like father, like son. But I had not expected this from Abdullah. He is an educated man,” she told a news agency. “His father says I am Amrapali. He says I am Anarkali. Is that how they see women?”