Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party has been accused of accepting nearly Rs 2 crore from dubious donors, claimed that the party received too many donations to be able to vet each.
NDTV studied the thousands of AAP donations over the past year to learn that only 15 donations were over Rs 10 lakh.
These include the four controversial donations that a group of former AAP members allege were a cover for money laundering. Other big donations were from PAR Computer Sciences, a computer firm from Maharashtra, and Adi Texfab from Gujarat. There were also multiple contributions from Vikram Lal, the former CEO of Eicher Motors, who has given the party Rs 65 lakh. AAP also received Rs 3 crore from Bajaj Electoral Trust.
"At the higher level of the political party, we take a look at any big amount and check if it comes with any strings attached. If it does, it has to be returned," said party leader Yogendra Yadav, a member of the committee.
Asked whether these donations were scrutinized, Mr Kejriwal told NDTV, "You spend half a day on (vetting) one company; there are 35,000 more. We will just be doing this throughout the day."
The party says the funding controversy turned out to be a boon, as it managed to collect over Rs 79 lakh in donations on Tuesday - doubling its daily average - just after the allegations surfaced.
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