Hazare not to attend Kejriwal's swearing-in

February 11, 2015 19:20

Anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare will not attend the swearing-in ceremony of his former protege and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday despite Delhi's chief minister-elect personally extending an invitation to him.

Hazare's aide Dadda Awari said Kejriwal had telephoned Hazare yesterday following AAP's victory in the Delhi Assembly elections and invited him for the oath-taking function at Ramlila Maidan, the venue of the 77-year-old Gandhian's fast for Lokpal in 2011.

"Kejriwal called Anna yesterday and requested him to attend the swearing-in but he expressed his inability...Anna extended his best wishes to Kejriwal for running a good government," Awari said.

Hazare is in Pune today for a routine health check-up, Awari said without elaborating on whether any health issues prevented him from attending the event.

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