Kumar Vishwas

Kumar Vishwas
Dr. Kumar Vishwas photographed in IIITM Gwalior 2009 Aurora function
Born	10 February 1970 (age 47) Pilkhuwa, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Occupation	Poet, Politician
Nationality	Indian

Kumar Vishwas (born 10 February 1970) is a Hindi-language performance poet and an Indian politician and National Executive of Aam Aadmi Party.^[1]

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• 1Career
• 2Media
• 3Recognition
• 4References
• 5External links

Career[edit]

Vishwas has participated in poetry recitations and functions abroad including the USA, Dubai, Singapore, and Japan.^[2][3][4][5]

Vishwas supported the anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare. He is a member of the national executive of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).^[6] He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election, as an AAP candidate from Amethi, but lost to Rahul Gandhi.^[7]

A sting operation was carried out by a media portal ahead of the 2013 Delhi Assembly elections that claimed that some AAP members, including Vishwas, had raised illegal cash donations.^[8][9] The AAP accused the portal of slandering the leaders of the party.^[10]Mediasarkar.com and AAP filed cross complaints against each other. The police promised action after a thorough investigation.

A video clip from Kavi sammelan in which he is shown making alleged derogatory remarks about Imam Hussain and Hindu deities and nurses from Kerala went viral on social media websites,various cases were registered against him. Vishwas responded that the clippings were doctored and later apologised for his remarks, saying it was not his intention to hurt anyone's sentiments or feelings.

In 2016, Vishwas was accused by a campaign volunteer of molestation and making "sexually coloured" remarks. The courts ordered a First Information Report to be registered because of the complaint but an investigation by Delhi Police found no significant evidence to substantiate it.

In July 2017, Vishwas was accused of copyright infringement by Amitabh Bachchan in relation to a posting on YouTube.The video was taken down and compensation paid.^]This was around the same time that he was embroiled in a dispute within the AAP, which he had threatened to quit.