One of India’s leading opposition figures resigned his post as New Delhi’s chief minister on Tuesday, days after he emerged from prison on bail in a bribery case.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the Aam Aadmi Party office after India's Supreme Court gave temporary bail to the AAP national convenor in a liquor policy case,

India's top court released him on bail on Friday, on the condition that he refrain from commenting publicly on the merits of the case. Mr Kejriwal is the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, which originated as a popular anti-corruption movement,