Chilli powder thrown at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi: A man threw red pepper powder at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inside the Delhi secretariat on Tuesday, officials said.

The man, Anil Kumar, has been detained, they said.

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The attack took place outside the chief minister's chamber on the third floor when he was leaving for lunch.

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However, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, who is an MLA from Delhi's Rajouri Garden, called it a "drama orchestrated by Arvind Kejriwal himself."

This is not the first that Kejriwal has been assaulted. He was attacked with slippers, ink and slapped in the past.(ANI)

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