Jurist and former Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Ram Jethmalani announced his retirement from the decades-long legal profession. The 94-years-old Jethmalani has been a lawyer for over 70 years.
“I am here just to tell you I am retiring from the profession but I am taking on a new role as long as I am alive,” he said at a function organised by the Bar Council of India in honour of new Chief Justice Dipak Misra.
“I wish to combat the corrupt politicians that have been brought into the position of power and I hope India’s condition will improve,” he added.
Jethmalani criticized the National Democratic Alliance government as well as its predecessor, the United Progressive Alliance for letting down the nation and its people. He termed the present condition of governance in the country a “calamity”.
“The country is not in a good shape. The previous and the current governments, both have let down the nation very badly,” Jethmalani said. “It is the duty of the members of the bar and all good citizens to rise to this great calamity.”
He said, “The Bar and the judiciary must unite to throw out corrupt people. This will be my job from now on.”
