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My fairytale ended: Swati Maliwal announces divorce from AAP leader Naveen on Twitter

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 2/20/2020 11:36:54 AM

New Delhi, Feb 19 Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal announced her divorce from husband Naveen Jaihind on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter, Swati Maliwal wrote, "Most painful moment is when your fairytale ends. Mine ended. Navin and I have gotten divorced." Speaking about her divorce, Maliwal said, "Sometimes the best of people can't stay together. Will always miss him and our life that could have been." Most painful moment is when your fairytale ends. Mine ended. Me & Navin have got divorced. Sometimes best of people cant stay together. Will always miss him & our life that could have been. Everyday I pray to God to give us & others like us strength to deal with this pain Jaihind is the AAP's convenor for Haryana and was the face of the party in the 2019 Vidhan Sabha elections in the state. He has been associated with AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal since the latter's India Against Corruption days. Jaihind was a part of the core committee of the Anna Hazare-led movement and played a key role in drafting the Jan Lokpal bill. Swati Maliwal was appointed the chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women in 2015 under the AAP government. At the time, her appointment was criticised due to her young age and the fact that her husband was in the party. The couple hit the headlines in 2018 when Swati Maliwal condemned her husband's controversial remark on women. Naveen Jaihind had said that he will give Rs 20 lakh to any Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader who gets sexually assaulted by ten people.