Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday returned over Rs nine lakh dues to settle his resignation from the IRS department. He sent a cheque of Rs 9,27,827 along with a letter to the prime minister, insisting that it does not mean any mistake.

In his four-page letter to Singh, Kejriwal said, “I am enclosing a cheque for Rs 9,27,787. This does not mean that I have accepted the mistake. When I don't know what was the mistake I committed, then there is no question of accepting it.”

The key member of Team Anna has been accused of violating the bond rules of his study-leave. Government has claimed that he had violated rules by quitting the service before completing the bond’s tenure of three years. Kejrwal, however, has declined to accept the allegation and said that during the period of his study-leave, which started on November 1, 2000, he was sanctioned for the pay for three years.

In his letter, Kejriwal said that he is facing the brunt because he is working on the Right to Information act and his association with Bharat Bhushan, Shekhar Singh and the NAC member Aruna Roy. He pointed out that he has been awarded the Magsaysay award for his contribution but the Indian government is holding him guilty of the same.