Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday shot off a letter to the Superintendent of Tihar Jail where he is lodged since April 1, claiming that he has been asking for insulin every day and AIIMS doctors have never said that there was nothing to worry about his diabetic condition.
He claimed that the Tihar administration's statement was "false and misleading" and it was made under "political pressure".
His letter came a day after Tihar administration said they had arranged his video conference with senior specialists from AIIMS during which neither "the issue of insulin was raised by Kejriwal, nor was it suggested by the doctors".
In the letter shared by Delhi Minister Atishi on 'X', Kejriwal said, "this is false. I have raised the issue of insulin for 10 days, every day, multiple times. I showed my high sugar levels to every doctor who came to see me. I showed them that there were 3 peaks in the sugar level every day -- between 250-320."
"I also showed them that my fasting sugar level was in the range of 160-200 every day. Almost every day, I demanded insulin. Then how could you make such a statement that I never raised the issue of insulin?" he said while questioning Tihar administration's statement that the AIIMS doctors assured there was no "serious concern" regarding his sugar levels.
"The AIIMS doctors never assured any such thing. They said that they will see all the data and then give their advice," Kejriwal claimed.
On Sunday, Kejriwal's wife Sunita claimed at a rally in Ranchi that the Modi government was conspiring to kill the Delhi Chief Minister by denying him insulin.