"All the theories about him influencing the party leadership and running the party affairs are incorrect and he is a helpless person," he claimed.

Khan also vent his ire against Kalyan Singh alleging SP has become Kalyan Singh's party now. "My heart still pains that I failed to realise the other facet of Mulayam's persona with whom I had been associated for the last 25 years."

He said that despite Mulayam's closeness with Kalyan, he (Khan) decided not to leave the party because "I believed in curing the ailment and not killing the patient. I never left SP. I was removed."

The former UP minister denied allegations that he had distributed CDs to malign the image of Jaya Prada during the Lok Sabha elections.

"I would never indulge in something like this. I never said anything against Jaya Prada. Had I launched a campaign against her, she would not have won. I opposed Kalyan Singh and the result was that all Muslim MPs of SP lost in UP," Khan claimed.