Top opponent of India PM Modi bailed after months in custody [Video]

A top political opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked out of jail Friday, ending months behind bars after being bailed in an ongoing corruption case against him.

Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of the capital Delhi and a key leader in an opposition alliance that battled Modi in national elections this year, was first detained in March.

He is among several opposition figures facing graft probes and his party has described his arrest as a “political conspiracy” orchestrated by Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Kejriwal walked free from a jail in the capital on Friday where he was greeted by hundreds of cheering supporters.

“They wanted to break me by jailing me,” he said after waving triumphantly at the crowd.

“My resolve is stronger than before,” he added. “God is by my side.”

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled earlier in the day that Kejriwal’s arrest …