India, April 4 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday placed a photoshopped image of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal - currently lodged in Tihar jail - between the images of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, at the CM's official residence. The decision triggered a political row, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing the AAP of "insulting" national heroes.

The placement of the photoshopped image - that shows Kejriwal behind bars - came to light on Thursday, when the chief minister's wife Sunita Kejriwal in a video read out a message from her husband to AAP workers.

Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said the move has "shamed" Delhi.

"By placing the picture ...