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Kejriwal removes Jethmalani as his lawyer

Kashmir Times. Dated: 5/27/2017 12:31:30 PM

NEW DELHI, May 26 (Agencies): Hit with another defamation case, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has reportedly removed former Bharatiya Janata Party leader and noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani as his lawyer.
Ram Jethmalani was Kejriwal's lawyer in the defamation case filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The move by Kejriwal comes days after Jaitley filed another defamation suit against Kejriwal after he allegedly used a derogatory word against him during the hearing of the previous defamation case.
Jethmalani, during the hearing of the previous defamation case, had called Jaitley a ‘crook' in court.
On this, Jaitley had asked whether it was Jethmalamni's remark or his client Kejriwal's. Jethmalani had stated that it was Kejriwal's remark, following which Jaitley filed the Rs 10 crore defamation suit.