Kapil Sibal Quotes


Corruption is everywhere. It's not just in the Congress. Corruption is not just your prerogative or mine.


Citations

Sibal, Kapil. Interview on corruption. CNN-IBN, 12 Dec. 2013.

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Kapil Sibal
Kapil Sibal
  • Born: August 8, 1948
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Profession: Senior Advocate

Kapil Sibal is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress party. A lawyer, he formerly served at the helm of various ministries in the Congress-led UPA government over the years – beginning with the Ministry of Science & Technology, then the Ministry of Human Resource Development followed by the Ministry of Communications & IT, and the Ministry of Law & Justice.