'Mukesh Ambani's house is on waqf property, our govt would have demolished it': Arvind Kejriwal's viral video sparks row

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the viral video was heard saying that 'Mumbai's richest man's house' is on Waqf property

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday started trending on social media after a viral video was shared by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha National Secretary Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga. In the viral video, Delhi CM Kejriwal was addressing a gathering and made a controversial remark about one of the world's richest men and business tycoon Mukesh Ambani. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the viral video was heard saying that 'Mumbai's richest man's house' is on Waqf property clearly suggesting that he was talking about Mukesh Ambani and his million-dollar house Antillia.

In the video shared by Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, Kejriwal can be heard saying, "It is said that the residence of the richest person of this country, which is inside Mumbai, has been built on a waqf property. I’m not saying wrong, right? The government of Mumbai can’t do anything about that. Had it been our government, we would have demolished the construction."

The video which was shared by Bagga dates back to 2019 when Arvind Kejriwal went to a conference held by Waqf Board at Aiwan-E-Ghalib in Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal claimed in his address at the event that Delhi Government will bear the construction of schools and hospitals on land held by the Waqf Board. The event was held before the Lok Sabha elections in 2019. The conference was also attended by AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, who was recently arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in a corruption case concerning the Waqf Board.

Is Mukesh Ambani's house Antilia on Waqf property?

The answer is no. As per OPIndia report, the Currimbhoy Ebrahim Khoja Orphanage Trust formerly operated an orphanage to offer maintenance and education to impoverished and destitute children. The trust requested authorization from the Charity Commissioner to sell the land to Antilia Commercial Pvt Ltd (APCL) in 2002, which was approved in August of that year. It is pertinent to mention here that the ACPL and the Trust have maintained that the land came under the Charity Commissioner, not Waqf and that after the Charity Commissioner issued the authorization, Waqf had no role to play. However, upon learning of the transaction, the Waqf Board CEO sent a notice to both parties, which the orphanage Trust disputed. Later, the trust and the Board decided to resolve the dispute cordially, and the Board passed a resolution ratifying the deal on March 9, 2005.

Netizens react on Arvind Kejriwal's viral video

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After the video went viral, a user wrote, "Is he going to fight in court for this?"

"He doesn't have any maturity,he is doing dirty politics for the sake of power," wrote another user.

Another user wrote, "This definitely going to change many people thoughts about him."

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