Alok Verma, who was transferred within 48 hours after rejoining as CBI Director, said the corruption charges against him were false, unsubstantiated and frivolous. In a statement issued late Thursday night, Verma said: "It is sad that (on the) basis false, unsubstantiated and frivolous allegations made by only one person, who was inimical to me, I have been transferred to another post pursuant to the orders of the committee which was assigned the task of deciding my future course of action as Director CBI," he said referring to the allegations made against him by Special Director Rakesh Asthana.

Verma's remarks came after he was unceremoniously removed from the post on Thursday evening after a 2-1 decision by the high-level Selection Committee. The committee members are Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the largest opposition group in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who, having heared the case arising out of Verma's challenge against the government decision to send him on leave in October, nominated Justice A.K. Sikri as his nominee to attend the committee meeting.