AAP's Patiala MP Dharamvira Gandhi, who had earlier faced the leadership's ire for taking stand in favour of the dissidents, in a letter stressed the need to work towards strengthening the party's core ideals.
"The need of these challenging times is to stay true to the party's founding ideals and foundational principles and to dispassionately debate all the ideological and organisational issues to prevent the deviation of AAP which has become a symbol of alternative politics," he said.
Gandhi alleged that his effigies were burnt and a negative publicity was unleashed against him including labelling him as a "traitor".
Meanwhile, Christina Samy, another expelled National Executive member, social activists Aruna Roy, Medha Patkar, who had recently quit AAP, were also conspicuous by their absence from the Gurgaon meet.
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In her message, read out by a Chennai based AAP worker, Samy said, "I am with you all in this struggle for Swaraj".
"We will have to make sure that common man has full stake in democracy. Alternative politics should be accountable, transparent and one that responds to people," she said.
Veteran Journalist Kuldip Nayyar, also sent out a message said that "insulting" people like Bhushan and Yadav was a big mistake.