Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi took to Twitter to defend P Chidambaram, after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued a lookout notice against the former finance minister on Wednesday, 21 August.
Chidambaram has been in the eye of the storm ever since a case of his involvement in the INX Media scam was made. The Congress leader was denied anticipatory bail by the Delhi High Court, while the CBI showed up at his home with a summon late Tuesday night.
A Supreme Court bench on Wednesday said that Chidambaram's plea against the Delhi HC's order, cancelling his anticipatory bail plea would be put before CJI Ranjan Gogoi to consider for urgent listing.
‘Chidambaram Being Shamefully Hunted Down’: Priyanka Gandhi
In light of the events, many Congress leaders have claimed that Chidambaram is being targeted, while leaders from the BJP camp said he “had it coming”.
Priyanka Gandhi tweeted saying Chidambaram was “being shamefully hunted down”.
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi accused the Modi government of using the ED, CBI and sections of the media to ‘character assassinate Chidambaram’.
DMK chief MK Stalin has also accused the BJP government of pursuing political vendetta.
"Chidambaram is a legal expert. He will for sure face the case legally," he also said.
Chidambaram Behaving Like Mallya: BJP
BJP spokesperson GVL Narsimha Rao said Chidambaram, by not cooperating with the investigating agencies, is behaving like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi.
“Chidambaram was given a free-hand by the Gandhi family to go ahead in the INX Media case. By not cooperating with the central agencies, the senior Congress leader is behaving like Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya. No one will be spared,” he said, speaking to the media.
Another BJP leader Subramanian Swamy took to Twitter, calling Chidambaram ‘crooked’.
Meanwhile, AIADMK has asked Chidambaram to "face" the INX Media money laundering case and not "run away".
"The court itself has said he is the kingpin (in the money laundering case)...any case has to be faced, there is no point running away," AIADMK leader D Jayakumar said.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya commented on Chidambaram’s arrest on Twitter.
‘FIR Does Not Name Him as Accused in This Case’
Many citizens having varied opinions, have also taken to Twitter to express their thoughts on Chidambaram’s arrest by the CBI.
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