New Delhi, Aug 15: Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh on Wednesday announced his decision to quit the party. Ashutosh said he resigned from the AAP due to a personal reason. "Every journey has an end. My association with AAP which was beautiful/revolutionary has also an end.I have resigned from the PARTY/requested PAC to accept the same. It is purely from a very very personal reason," Ashutosh tweeted.

"To media friends. Please respect my privacy. I won’t be giving any bite of any kind," he added. Anchor-turned-politician Ashutosh is among the founding leaders of the AAP. Before joining politics, Ashutosh was associated with IBN7, of TV18 group, as Managing Editor. He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Chandni Chowk seat and lost to Harsh Vardhan of the BJP.

Ashutosh, who was born as Ashutosh Gupta in 1965 in Varanasi, reportedly dropped his last name against caste prejudice. In 1988, he was amongst the few who took the TOEFL exam in Devnagri script.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 15, 2018 10:48 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Ashutosh Quits AAP Citing Personal Reason

Ashutosh said he resigned from the AAP due to a personal reason.

India Team Latestly| Aug 15, 2018 11:23 AM IST

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Ashutosh (Third from left) | File Pic | Photo Credit: IANS

New Delhi, Aug 15: Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh on Wednesday announced his decision to quit the party. Ashutosh said he resigned from the AAP due to a personal reason. "Every journey has an end. My association with AAP which was beautiful/revolutionary has also an end.I have resigned from the PARTY/requested PAC to accept the same. It is purely from a very very personal reason," Ashutosh tweeted.

"To media friends. Please respect my privacy. I won’t be giving any bite of any kind," he added. Anchor-turned-politician Ashutosh is among the founding leaders of the AAP. Before joining politics, Ashutosh was associated with IBN7, of TV18 group, as Managing Editor. He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Chandni Chowk seat and lost to Harsh Vardhan of the BJP.

Ashutosh, who was born as Ashutosh Gupta in 1965 in Varanasi, reportedly dropped his last name against caste prejudice. In 1988, he was amongst the few who took the TOEFL exam in Devnagri script.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 15, 2018 10:48 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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