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Lok Sabha election 2019: Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi who dropped surname 'Marlena,' now named as 'Atishi Singh' on banners

Speed News Desk | Updated on: 22 October 2018, 12:19 IST
Atishi at a function (Twitter)

The Aam Aadmi Party has been ruling in Delhi but the controversies are not leaving its manifesto as in the latest development, the AAP leader ‘Atishi Marlena’s’ surname has been changed to ‘Atishi Singh’.

Atishi is a probable candidate for the AAP in the upcoming Lok Sabha election from East Delhi Constituency. The ‘new name’ of Atishi was showcased in a poster where an event was taking place and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia was also present during the function as reported by OpIndia.


The AAP was alleged that in August this year, Atishi had dropped her last name ‘Marlena’ as it was a ‘Christian’ sounding name and could not garner votes in the upcoming elections. The party had denied all such allegations and termed them as baseless and said that her surname was Singh but Marlena was given by her parents.

Later on, Atishi changed her twitter handle from @Atishimarlena to @AtishiAAP and the party posters followed the suit. The name was changed on the AAP website and other party banners and documents as well.

Atishi had earlier said in this matter that “My actual surname is Singh and I come from a Punjabi Rajput family. Had I wanted to appease voters then I would have gladly used my real surname.” She was infamous recently for transforming the education system of government schools which was seen in this year 12th Boards result where Delhi’s government schools fared better than the private schools.

 

Although, its still not clear whether the name written on the poster was an inadvertent error by the organizer of the event or some AAP functionary but the website of AAP still carries her name as Atishi only.

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First published: 22 October 2018, 12:19 IST