Kolkata, April 10 -- In a major political setback Asaduddin Owaisi announced that his party, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) will not go into any kind of alliance with Humayun Kabir's newly formed Am Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP).
The decision announced on social media platforms on Friday came after the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) released a purported "secret video" of Kabir during a press conference on Thursday.
In the video, Kabir is allegedly heard claiming that he sought a massive sum of money from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to influence Muslim voters.
He is also heard mentioning an advance demand of Rs 300 crore which triggered a political storm across the state.
The footage further shows him al...