Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has sent shock waves down the political system of India with his recent press conference in the capital city. The AAP supremo has done what no other Indian politician, or for that matter anyone else, has even contemplated in the history of politics: he has sacked himself!!

He opened the press conference with the dramatic lines, “I am here before you to sack myself from the Chief Ministership of Delhi.” He went on to explain to the shocked audience that this move comes in view of his silence in the cases of Somanth Bharti and Jitendra Tomar. He felt that his soft approach in the above cases as well as his stunning silence when the founding members of the AAP like Prashant Bhushan and Yogedra Yadav were unceremoniously booted out left him with no option but to sack himself.

Before the audience could recover, Kejriwal went on to set another shinning example of transparency by holding an impromptu referendum for the selection of a new CM. The AAP chief continued with his renowned line of speedy methods of governance by announcing the results of the referendum within minutes of his announcement. He went on to accept the verdict of the audience with characteristic grace and humility. Arvind Kejriwal will be sworn in as the people’s CM in a low-key ceremony at the Ram Leela grounds on Sunday.

AAP leader and erudite writer, The Ashutosh, who was present at the venue, was overcome with emotion when he lauded the sacrifice made by his leader, “This is a superhuman effort possible only for a charismatic and prodigious leader of the stature of Arvind. His clean conscience did not allow him to continue in office after all these allegations. (editor: obviously edited for spelling, grammar)”

The Ashutosh then collected himself in time to unleash an onslaught on the Prime Minister with this: “I challenge the Modee to follow Arvind’s lead and sack himself for his massive failure in governance and tarnished image on the international scene.”

BJP was quick to call this episode an act of drama by a nautanki party and the Congress party condemned this spectacle, as they do not believe in corruption being any reason for such uproar.

Raghav Chaddha of AAP countered by saying, “Kejriwal exemplifies the three statutes of the Aam Aadmi Party – Probity, Transparency and Propriety. Probity by sacking himself, transparence by holding a referendum and propriety by bowing down to the wishes of the people.”

Arvind Kejriwal later tweeted, “@arvindkejriwal I am proud of you.”