Congress leader Digvijay Singh Wednesday declared on twitter his affair with Amrita Rai, an anchor from Rajya Sabha Television. He also stressed that he doesn’t like encroachment in their private life.
"I have no hesitation in accepting my relationship with Amrita Rai. She and her husband have already filed a mutual consent divorce case," Singh, 67, tweeted.
Singh's wife died last year after battling cancer for several years.
During election campaign, Singh was among the senior Congress leaders who attacked Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, after he accepted for the first time that he is married.
On being criticized for encroaching in Modi’s personal life, Singh tweeted, “Modi hid the fact that he has wife who he deserted & left to fend for herself! I accept my relationship with Amrita Ji openly. Don't compare!”
Amrita Rai said on twitter said that she plans to marry the Congressman and has filed divorce papers with her husband.
She tweeted, “I have separated from my husband and we have filed a mutual consent divorce papers. After which I have decided to marry with Digvijaya Singh.”
Pictures of him with Ms Rai have have gone viral on social media.
At 4 pm on Wednesday, Digvijay and Rai were among the top trending topics on Twitter.
Amrita Rai is a senior Anchor at Rajya Sabha Television and married to Anand Pradhan.
She earlier worked with NDTV. She began her career in television with BAG Films. She was one of the members who started Star News.
She is considered to be a serious and well-informed journalist.
"I have no hesitation in accepting my relationship with Amrita Rai. She and her husband have already filed a mutual consent divorce case," Singh, 67, tweeted.
Singh's wife died last year after battling cancer for several years.
During election campaign, Singh was among the senior Congress leaders who attacked Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, after he accepted for the first time that he is married.
On being criticized for encroaching in Modi’s personal life, Singh tweeted, “Modi hid the fact that he has wife who he deserted & left to fend for herself! I accept my relationship with Amrita Ji openly. Don't compare!”
Amrita Rai said on twitter said that she plans to marry the Congressman and has filed divorce papers with her husband.
She tweeted, “I have separated from my husband and we have filed a mutual consent divorce papers. After which I have decided to marry with Digvijaya Singh.”
Pictures of him with Ms Rai have have gone viral on social media.
At 4 pm on Wednesday, Digvijay and Rai were among the top trending topics on Twitter.
Amrita Rai is a senior Anchor at Rajya Sabha Television and married to Anand Pradhan.
She earlier worked with NDTV. She began her career in television with BAG Films. She was one of the members who started Star News.
She is considered to be a serious and well-informed journalist.
