Digvijaya Singh born 28 February 1947 in Indore in the erstwhile princely state of Holkar (now a part of Madhya Pradesh) of British India, on 28 February 1947. He was educated at The Daly College, Indore and the Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) Indore, where he completed his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering. Career: He had served as the ninth Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a central Indian state, for two terms from 1993 to 2003. Prior to that he was a minister in Chief Minister Arjun Singh's cabinet between 1980–84. Positions Held: 1969-71- President of Raghogarh Nagar Palika 1977- MLA for Raghogarh Vidhan Sabha 1980-84- Cabinet minister in Madhya Pradesh 1985&1988- President of Madhya Pradesh Congress 1993 CM of Madhya Pradesh 1998 Re-elected as CM of M.P 2014- MP of Madhya Pradesh Controversies: In 1998, 19 to 24 farmers were shot dead by Madhya Pradesh police. Singh was Chief Minister of the state at the time and the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) blamed him for arresting farmers' leaders. Most talked moment/activity: A comment by Singh in 2011 led to disagreements within his party. He suggested that the Batla House encounter case, which led to the death of two terrorists and one police officer, was fake. The Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram, dismissed Singh's claim and his demand for a further judicial investigation into it. Congress distanced itself and rejected his views that the encounter was stage-managed, stating that the encounter should not be politicised or raked up for political gains. Singh's stand on the Batla House encounter led to criticism from the opposition BJP. Media controversy: In 2013, Singh described Meenakshi Natarajan, a female Congress MP from Mandsaur, as "sau tunch maal" ("totally unblemished")—a colloquialism The Times of India described as "frequently used loosely to describe a woman as 'sexy'". Advocates for women's rights were upset by Singh's comment and called for Congress to act against him. Singh said he meant that Natarajan was like "pure gold"; The Times of India commented that "tunch maal" is "also a trade jargon among jewelers to describe the level of purity of the yellow metal" and added that Singh prefaced his comment about Natarajan by describing himself as a "political goldsmith". Singh criticised the United States in 2011 for not respecting Osama bin Laden's religion when it buried him at sea, saying "however big a criminal one might be, his religious traditions should be respected while burying him." Congress leadership distanced itself from his views. Singh later said that his statement should not be interpreted as support for or opposition to bin Laden, adding "I had merely said that the worst of criminals should be cremated according to their faith. He is a terrorist and he deserved the treatment that he got." Charges: 1 charges related to Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means (IPC Section-326) 1 charges related to Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means (IPC Section-324) 3 charges related to Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention (IPC Section-34) 2 charges related to Punishment for Defamation (IPC Section-500) 1 charges related to voluntarily causing hurt (IPC Section-323) 1 charges related to Punishment for Rioting (IPC Section-147) 1 charges related to Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of an offence committed in prosecution of common object (IPC Section-149) 1 charges related to wrongful restraint (IPC Section-341)