Kejriwal justified his public appeal saying that AAP does not intend to fill its coffers adopting "wrong means" and would like to be steadfast in its vow to practise honest politics.
"After government formation (in Delhi) whatever cash the party had is over. We need money to run the party, for its day to day expenses.
"You may say he's a strange CM. Asking for money even after becoming the CM. But this is the difference. If I had to earn money using wrong means I could have and there was no need to appeal. But I don't intend to take that route of corruption," Kejriwal said.
"The public funded us, we never took any money under the table. We gave a record of every rupee we got," he said.
Kejriwal urged people to chip in even if the amount is as low as Rs 10. "Give us because even your Rs 10 would help us practise honest politics.
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