“The day I quit politics I will devote my life to meditation.” This was the reaction of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) founder Arvind Kejriwal on Monday, after a seven-day Vipassana workshop he attended in the city during which he observed complete silence. The former Delhi chief minister did not forget to add that he had no plans of quitting politics any time soon, since he is all focused on the upcoming Delhi assembly polls.

Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal, who has done as many as 23 Vipassana courses in the last 17 years, said, “See, Delhi polls are just two months away. Still I made a week’s time and completed this course. This shows how important meditation is in my life. The day I quit politics I will concentrate on Vipassana a hundred percent.”

Expectedly, our next question was if the politician had circled a date on the calendar as his last day in politics. To this, he quipped, “No, I have no such plans in the near future. Please don’t make such headlines. This time I am sure that Delhi voters will give AAP a clear mandate and we will not have to take any outside support.”