Shri Ashutosh Ji

Ashutosh Ji is an ex journalist and currently holds the position of spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party. He was previously associated with IBN7, of TV18 group, as Managing Editor. He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Chandni Chowk against Kapil Sibal of Congress and Harsh Vardhan of the BJP.

He graduated in science from Allahabad University. He earned an M. Phil. (Soviet Studies) and M.A. (Philosophy & International Studies) from Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi. He was selected as a recipient the prestigious Dag Hammerskjöld Memorial Scholarship Fund in 1997 which is given every year by the UN Correspondents Association to three to four young journalists from Asian, African or Latin American countries.

Ashutosh has written a book on Anna Hazare’s August 2011 movement, against Corruption.  The book is titled Anna: 13 Days That Awakened India. A new book named ‘Mukhote Ka Rajdharm’ was released on 17 February 2015.