'I am back': Arvind Kejriwal receives warm welcome as he walks out of jail on bail - WATCH

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal received a warm welcome as he walked out of Tihar Jail on Friday (May 10) on bail. Earlier in the day, the Indian Supreme Court granted him interim bail till June 1. Videos showed firecrackers being burst outside his residence.

Kejriwal addressed a large gathering of his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters after he reached his official residence.

"I am back," he said. "It feels nice to be in front of you all. I told you that I would return soon. I am back."

"I want to thank all of you. You gave me your blessings. I want to thank the judges of the Supreme Court, it is because of them that I am in front of you. We have to save the country from dictatorship," he added.

On his release, MP Swati Maliwal said, "On behalf of the people of the country, I wholeheartedly thank the Supreme Court. Arvind Kejriwal ji did amazing work in Delhi and Punjab.

"Today when he has been released from jail, there is a wave of happiness and hope in the entire country which will definitely translate into votes. We will win with a huge margin."

#WATCH | Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal addresses party workers after being released from Tihar jail.

CM Kejriwal says, "Tomorrow at 11 am we will go to the Hanuman Temple at Connaught Place and at 1 pm, we will address a press conference at the party office."

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Arvind Kejriwal's arrest

The AAP supremo was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case pertaining to alleged corruption and money laundering in formulating and executing the Delhi government's excise policy.

The Delhi government had implemented the policy on November 17, 2021.

But it was scrapped at the end of September 2022.

Corruption allegations were levelled against the party. AAP denies the allegations.

The investigating agencies have said that the profit margins of wholesalers were increased from 5 per cent to 12 per cent under the new policy.

The agencies have alleged that the new policy resulted in cartelisation and those ineligible for liquor licences were favoured for monetary benefits.

The Delhi chief minister even challenged his arrest by the ED, but it was rejected by the Delhi High Court.

(With inputs from agencies)