Controversies Surrounding P Chidambaram
Here is a list of controversies surrounding P Chidambaram.
1.
Detached from the common
man & voters
2.
Failure To Prevent 2011 Mumbai Attacks & major lapses in
preparedness
3.
“Saffron Terror”: In 2010, P Chidambaram urged Indians to beware of "Saffron
terror" at a meeting of state police chiefs in New Delhi, in the capacity
of a union minister. Saffron colour held religious significance for Indic
religious like Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism etc. Saffron is the colour of
topmost band of the Indian flag
4.
Failure To Punish
Terrorists & Post 2008, the Congress party was accused of building a ‘Hindu
terror’ narrative.
5.
Stand on culprits of
Anti-Sikh riots 1984: issued of a "clean chit" to Jagdish Tytler.
6. Poll manipulation in 2009, in his
constituency of Sivaganga.
7. A lawyer for Vedanta in
money laundering case: In 2004 the company was accused of money laundering and was being
investigated by Enforcement Directorate (ED).
8.
Involvement in NDTV money laundering case
INX Media, Aircel-Maxis case
and other cases.
9.
In 1992, Chidambaram’s
wife Nalini had invested in shares of the scam-tainted Fairgrowth Financial
Services Ltd.
10.
Former Sports Minister
Mani Shankar Aiyar claimed Chidambaram din’t act when he had brought
instances of egregious Commonwealth Games spending to his notice.
11. Congress leader Digvijay Singh had once called him “intellectually arrogant”.
12.
In 2006 Subramanian Swamy accused P Chidambaram of misusing his powers as the finance minister
to benefit his son Karti Chidambaram. It was alleged that Karti was a
direct beneficiary of the 2G spectrum case. Karti Chidambaram's company
Advantage Strategic Consulting had five per cent stake in Aircel Televentures,
and father P Chidambaram ensured that the FIPB clearance for Aircel-Maxis deal
would be given only if his son Karti's company got shares in Aircel Ventures.
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