Renowned pop singer Remo Fernandes joins AAP in Goa

By signing up as a member of the AAP, Remo now makes a debut in politics. But he is cautious enough to add a rider too.

"Before those of you who are politically ignorant (like me!) think this means I've 'joined politics and am standing for elections', let me clarify this only means that, like lakhs of people have done in Delhi, I have become a party worker/member by paying a Rs. 10 fee and acquiring a receipt," he said in his post, adding that his signing up for APP means that he agrees with the party's policies and ideologies and is "ready to work to implement them to the best of my ability".

The Election Commission of India (ECI) in 2012 had roped in Remo as an ambassador by then Chief Election Commissioner S.Y Quraishi to lure youngsters to come out and vote. Quraishi an avid guitarist himself had confessed that he had been a fan of Remo's music.

Remo now believes that conventional and mainstream political parties had short-changed the voters once in power and that it was time to switch gears.

"I've had enough of voting for different parties and different leaders and expecting change, but being short-changed each time. Like the saying goes, if I want change, I have to BE the change," the musician said.

(With IANS inputs)