Lucknow: After making a veiled threat that he may quit his party over differences with colleague Azam Khan, Samajwadi party General Secretary Amar Singh on Tuesday night ruled out his resignation asserting "everything is normal."
"I can leave the world but I can't leave the party," Singh said addressing a hurriedly convened press conference here shortly after his remarks in the backdrop of what he called abuses hurled at him by Azam Khan suggested a rift in the Samajwadi party.
He said there are no differences in the party over actress- turned-politician Jayaprada being fielded from Khan's hometown in Rampur for the Lok Sabha elections.
Amar Singh and Azam Khan have been locked in an uneasy relationship ever since Khan, an influential leader in western Uttar Pradesh, has been campaigning against Jayaprada's candidature in Rampur from where she had won in 2004.
"I know where I stand. The day I feel I had enough then I will say goodbye to Mulayamji and leave the party," Amar Singh said in the strongest remarks yet on his role in the Samajwadi party earlier in the day.
But hours later Amar Singh described these comments as an "off the cuff remark" and asserted, "There is nothing wrong. Everything is normal. There are no differences."
Mulayam Singh Yadav is my mentor and there is no question of rift, Singh said, adding he had strong ties with the SP supremo and that none can break it.