He said he is heading back home Tuesday, as planned when he left India two weeks ago for work/family visit to the UK and Europe.
Tag: Karti Chidambaram
Stop blaming EVMs: Karti Chidambaram on poor Cong show in Bihar
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Tuesday contradicted him by saying that EVMs are not to be blamed for electoral defeats.
Congress released tenth list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections; Tariq Anwar fielded from Katihar
Congress released the tenth list of 10 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Karti Chidambaram will be contesting from Shivaganga (Tamil Nadu), BK Hariprasad to contest from Bangalore South and Tariq Anwar to contest from Katihar Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. Tariq Anwar had quit the NCP and joined the Congress last year.[Read More…]
Who is new RBI director Swaminathan Gurumurthy?
Chartered Accountant and RSS idealogue Swaminathan Gurumurthy has been appointed as the new part-time, non-official directors on the central board of Reserve Bank of India. Gurumurthy, who is the co-convenor of RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagaran Manch had gained recognition from his views on Swadeshi economics. Apart from CA, he is[Read More…]
Chidambaram victim of Modi government’s vendetta politics: Congress
New Delhi: As the CBI on Thursday filed a charge-sheet against former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karti in the Aircel-Maxis case, the Congress said the senior party leader is a victim of vendetta of the Narendra Modi government. The kind of vendetta that Modi government unleashes every[Read More…]
Delhi HC granted extension to P. Chidambaram from arrest in INX media case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, July3, granted extension in interim protection from arrest to senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram in the INX Media case till August 1. Justice A.K. Pathak directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to take any coercive action against Chidambaram till August 1. Meanwhile,[Read More…]
HC notice to Karti Chidambaram’s CA on ED plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Chartered Accountant of Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram on an Enforcement Directorate plea seeking cancellation of his bail in the INX media money laundering case. The court has listed the matter for hearing on August 16.[Read More…]
Karti Chidambaram gets bail in INX media case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram, in the INX Media corruption case. The bail was granted by Justice S.P. Garg. The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Karti Chidambaram in February for allegedly taking money to facilitate[Read More…]
High Court seeks CBI response on Karti’s bail plea
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file reply on the bail plea of senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram in the INX Media corruption case. Justice S.P. Garg also sought a status report from the probe agency and listed[Read More…]
CBI arrests Karti Chidambaram in INX media case
Chennai/New Delhi: Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI from Chennai in connection with its ongoing probe into the INX media case, an official said on Wednesday. The Central Bureau of Investigation official said that he was arrested from the Chennai airport after[Read More…]
Madras High Court allows Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad
Chennai: The Madras high court on Friday green signalled the overseas travel plans of Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union finance minister P Chidambaram, despite strong objections from the CBI in view of pending lookout circulars. However, the relief is not without conditions. Karti has been directed to inform his entire travel plans, including the places[Read More…]
ED raids Karti Chidambaram’s properties in Delhi, Chennai
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday conducted raids on senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s son Karti’s properties in Delhi and Chennai in connection with the INX Media money laundering case. The raids were being conducted at one location in Delhi and four in Chennai. The agency on Thursday issued fresh summons[Read More…]
Certain that Karti never met any officer connected to FIPB: P Chidambaram
On Monday, former Finance Minister and Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said that it was “preposterous” that any of his family members could influence six secretaries of the central government who were a part of FIPB. “Anyone familiar with the working of the FIPB knows that no single officer can[Read More…]
ED issues notice to Karti Chidambaram
There’s huge space for new political party as existing ones are family-owned enterprises: Karti Chidambaram
There is huge space for a new political party to come forward as existing parties are family-owned enterprises, said former Union finance minister P Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram while speaking at a forum, Generation 67 (G67). He also stressed that these existing parties have closed their doors for the new[Read More…]
Erstwhile policy allowed FIPB to clear Aircel-Maxis case
On February 10, the Supreme Court asked BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to put forward “concrete” evidence to prove that former Finance Minister P Chidambaram had directly given FIPB clearance to the Aircel-Maxis deal in 2006, bypassing the Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs (CCEA). Foreign ministry officials however say that it[Read More…]
P Chidambaram bats for son; says CBI found no offence in FIPB approval to Aircel-Maxis
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday filed an affidavit on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigating son Karti in connection with its money laundering probe in the Aircel-Maxis deal. As per the affidavit, it is said the CBI has not found or reported any offence under any law in respect[Read More…]
The Curious Case of Aircel-Maxis and Karti Chidambaram
It is curious to note the way in which Karti Chidambaram is being targeted over the Aircel-Maxis issue. The controversy is against Dayanidhi Maran and the fact that he pressurised C Sivasankaran to sell 74 percent of his stake to Malaysia’s Maxis Group in 2006. In the chargesheet filed by[Read More…]
Karti’s rep to go before ED only if agency sends legally correct notice
A week after failing to turn up before Enforcement Directorate (ED), businessman Karti Chidambaram has now informed the Madras high court that his legal representative will appear before the ED for inquiry. Sources say that Karti’s representative would go before the ED only if agency sends legally correct notice. Karti[Read More…]
P Chidambaram says summon against his son is vague
Speaking about the ongoing probe against Karti Chidambaram’s ‘alleged’ financial irregularities in Aircel-Maxis scam, P Chidambaram has said that the recent “summon against his son Karti Chidambaram is vague and unclear.” He said, “A canard is being spread that my son, Mr Karti Chidambaram, has refused to appear before the[Read More…]
ED refuses to answer Karti’s lawyer, sends him 3rd summon
The Enforcement Directorate, in connection with the Aircel-Maxis deal in the 2G scam has issued yet another summon to Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram. This would be the third summon that has been sent to Karti even as the ED refuses to answer Chidambaram Junior’s queries sent[Read More…]
ED probe against Karti Chidambaram headed nowhere; ED yet to reply to Karti’s lawyer’s letter
The ongoing probe against Karti Chidambaram’s ‘alleged’ financial irregularities has yielded no results so far. Enforcement Directorate officials probing the case against son of former finance minister P Chidambaram are now relying on letters rogatory (LRs), a formal request to court in other countries for details. ED sources say that[Read More…]
Karti Chidambaram recommends elections to appoint PCC chiefs
Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union finance minister P Chidambaram, took to Twitter on Saturday to suggest electing Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chiefs through a defined electoral college. He proposed a voting process by Congress MPs, MLAs, former MPs and MLAs, the All India Congress Committee, existing PCCs and local[Read More…]
Karti Chidambaram’s lawyers question ED’s jurisdiction
Lawyers representing Karti Chidambaram have questioned the Enforcement Directorate’s jurisdiction in issuing summons to Karti. “ED does not have unfettered powers to call anyone. We have responded to the summon, seeking the basis for such a move,” a close associate of Karti told Newsd. Last week, ED had issued a[Read More…]
ED summons P Chidambaram’s son Karti in Aircel- Maxis deal
The Enforcement Directorate, in connection with the Aircel-Maxis deal in the 2g scam has issued summons to Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P Chidamabram. This is the first time that a notice has been issued to Karti in the case which is being investigated since last year. The agency[Read More…]