Here is Congress-man (pun intended) Mr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi's
resignation letter... with some minor additions and major
simplifications.
I have decided to resign as Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice. Personnel and Grievances and have informed the Hon’ble Congress President accordingly.
I have also decided not to brief the press. (But will ensure that this letter goes public)
I have done this only to prevent even the slightest possible Parliamentary disruption (disturbance) regarding the purported (alleged) CDs being circulated about me. Since I am a disciplined party soldier, I did not think it fit to subject the party to any inconvenience on this account. All allegations are patently (evidently) baseless and false.
I wish to categorically (unconditionally, without conditions) state that canards (a false derogatory story) and baseless allegations are being spread about alleged inappropriate conversation in the CD. People inimically (harmfully, unfavorably) opposed to me, who have assiduously (constantly) spent over 10 days hearing, seeing, amplifying (increasing, enlarging) and distilling (extracting components) the CD have found no vestige (a slight trace) of any reference, not even remotely, to any illegality, corrupt practice, or wrongdoing.
Specifically, some sections of the print and visual media are spreading a falsehood simply by repetition and hearsay (unverified) that there is reference in the CD to the promise of any post. No one has heard any such reference in the CD.
There is none simply because it does not exist. It is pure imagination, wishful thinking and sensationalism (designed to please vulgar taste).
The canard (strike 2) was spread simply to give the issue a public interest flavour since otherwise the contents of the CD, assuming them to be true (which they certainly are not), would disclose only something private and consensual giving a cause of action only to aggrieved (disturbed) family members (who have stood completely by me) and to no one else.
It is lamentable that such canards (strike 3!! you are out!) are being spread about a CD which has, in fact, been accepted thrice over to be fabricated and morphed. The driver’s disclosure statement to the police, his detailed written statement (ie written pleading) in the High Court and his oral statement recorded on oath physically in the presence of the judge, all explain how and why he created this fabrication.
A reputed media house which was co-defendant in the suit also recorded a consent statement based on the statement of the author of the CD ie the driver. A final permanent (final AND permanent! Wow!) decree (order) of injunction has been passed over five days ago.
It is noteworthy that the the driver’s threatening and blackmailing SMSes sent to my phone (including therein references to a potential CD) had been recorded in the last week of March itself (later extracted by the police), followed by a detailed four-page police complaint filed as far back as 29/3/12, i.e a full 13 days before the alleged CDs first surfaced in the media.
Either the CD is morphed or it is not (Mr. Singhvi claims that the contents are certainly not true, the driver has accepted thrice that the cd is fabricated and morphed, yet this statement!). In either event it raises no public interest issue, yet evokes salacious (obscene, indecent) private and prurient (causing lust) interest and contumacious (stubbornly disobedient) internet violation of a flagrant (obvious, glowing, scandalous) kind. As a political or a professional class, instead of gleefully (merrily, delightedly) watching, promoting or participating in a person’s natural and understandable discomfiture (embarrassment, confusion), we must respect privacy issues.
Dear Mr. Singhvi,
Dictionaries are quite easily available and accessible these days. So the next time you feel like writing a letter in a language that no one understands... Don't..
