Dhaka, June 21 -- National Citizens' Party (NCP) leader Sarwar Tushar has responded to the recent viral audio scandal involving a woman's voice, which actress Neela Israfill has publicly confirmed as her own.In a lengthy Facebook post published Thursday night, Tushar addressed the controversy, stating that the now-viral audio clip was taken out of context and claiming that he was deliberately provoked during the conversation.

"Let me talk about the leaked audio," Tushar wrote. "In the first recording, you heard that particular word from her own mouth. I only explained what she said. Please don't judge me for a single moment in the clip. She was nudging me, step by step, toward that word-why?"He further accused Neela of intentionally reco...