Kejriwal apologizes to Kapil, Amit Sibal, Gadkari for unfounded allegations

In a bid to relieve himself from the burden of the several defamation cases pending against him, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today expressed regret for the unfounded allegations of corruption made by him against Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and Amit Sibal..Kejriwal, who faces a multitude of civil and criminal defamation cases, has been on an apology spree lately. Within the last week, he has tendered apologies to three high profile political adversaries. Apart from Gadkari and Sibal, Kejriwal also apologized to former minister in the Punjab government, Bikram Singh Majithia..In the Sibal defamation case, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia also tendered an apology, as he was one of the defendants along with former AAP members Prashant Bhushan and Shazia Ilmi..The apology letter addressed to Amit Sibal states,.“Now, I have learnt that the allegations I made against you and your father at the press conference were unfounded..I hereby withdraw all my statements and allegations made against you and your father and apologize for the same.”.Nitin Gadkari today withdrew the criminal defamation case in Delhi’s Patiala House Court, stating that since Kejriwal has acknowledged that he was hurt due to the unverified allegations and has expressed regret, in the larger interest of the nation, he does not wish to pursue the case..It is yet to be seen whether Kejriwal will adopt the same approach for the defamation case filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, which has garnered the most attention in recent times..Read the apology letter addressed to Amit Sibal:.Read the application filed by Gadkari seeking to withdraw the case:.Image courtesy:.Arvind Kejriwal.Nitin Gadkari