Poll Officer Who Tampered Chandigarh Ballots Apologises To Supreme Court

The returning officer for the Chandigarh mayoral polls, Anil Masih, on Friday tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court for making a false statement that the ballots were invalid. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Mr Masih, told a bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, “We have rendered an unconditional apology. I had a long chat with him. He will withdraw the first affidavit and surrender to the magnanimity of this court. This is an unconditional apology.” Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for AAP, said, “He can’t walk away with just an apology.”