He took to micro-blogging website Twitter to comment on the entire row. He said: “I am sad that the BJP and Congress together are spreading lies about the religion of our East Delhi candidate.”
Addressing the BJP and Cogress he wrote, “The BJP and Congress men! Be aware that her full name is Atishi Singh. She is a Rajputani. A hardcore Kshatrani... the Queen of Jhansi. Beware! She will win and create history too.”
Atishi who is AAP’s East Delhi candidate for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections has been at the centre of a controversy revolving around her surname, which she had dropped last year.
She began facing tirades allegedly involving her religion after she restored her surname Marlena in her affidavit and nomination paper to the Election Commission.
Former Okhla Congress MLA Asif Khan attacked Atishi on social media dubbing her as a Jew and asking Muslims not to vote for her.
“Hindu-Muslim-Sikh Issai (Christian) Bhai Bhai but not a Yahudi. A Jew has no place in India”, he is heard, purportedly saying in a video.
Khan is also reported to have told a poll campaign meeting in East Delhi that Jews have no place in India and the people have to send this message to every household.
"You may vote AAP, you may cast your vote for broom. But if you vote for a Jew, I will mind it," he is reported to have said.
Atishi also responded to the diatribe against her, seeking an explanation from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.
I belong to a Punjabi Hindu family, and despite knowing it, former Congress MLA Asif Khan is lying about me and dubbing me as a Jew," said Atishi in tweet.
"I have three questions to ask from Rahul Gandhi who talks of fraternity. Does he agree with this statement? Will he apologise to me? What action will he take against Asif Mohammad Khan?she questioned.