While there is unrest in the rest of the Capital over former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal being sent to Tihar Jail, the man himself is trying to find peace within himself through meditation inside the jail.
Mr. Kejriwal who has been kept in a meditation ward inside sub-jail number 4 in Tihar practised Vipasana (meditation) along with 20-25 other inmates all day long in the ward on Thursday. During the breaks that they took for lunch and tea, the activist-turned-politician has reported to have struck a chord with the inmates who joined him at the meditation ward.
“He has been kept in the meditation ward which is separate from other wards. Only people interested in meditation are brought to this ward, miscreants are kept away. People who are kept in this ward are also served food separately,” said Tihar spokesperson Sunil Gupta.
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According to jail insiders, Mr. Kejriwal found many admirers among the inmates in the meditation ward. Since he has been a follower of Vipasana from before, the inmates took tips from him and spoke to him about his political stint.
The former Delhi Chief Minister woke up at 6 a.m. like all other prisoners; and at 7 he had tea and two toasts for breakfast. After taking a walk in the garden in front of his ward, he went straight to meditation. His wife and a few other Aam Aadmi Party leaders came to meet him during the visiting hours. After meeting them, he had lunch at 1 p.m. and then went back to meditate again.
The meditation coach in Tihar jail was also thrilled to have found a student in the form of Mr. Kejriwal. “He spent most of his time inside his ward meditating and talking to his fellow inmates, he will be taken for a hearing in the morning tomorrow,” said a jail officer.
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