Facing down accusations that he is playing ‘spoiler’ these UP elections by splitting the Muslim vote and thus, indirectly helping the BJP, AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi defends his party’s legitimacy with Barkha in Lucknow and talks about the AIMIM’s role these elections. Can the party make a dent in UP? Watch the highlights from his full FB Live with Barkha Dutt here, where he talks about giving ‘triple talaq’ to Modi, Akhilesh, and Congress – but never to Behen! – and gamely describes his opponents in one sentence each.
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