Chidambaram lashed out at the Centre, accusing it of using national agencies to target his son
Official sources in Delhi said the searches are spread across Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, and Gurugram.
ED issued show cause notice to Karti Chidambaram for alleged FEMA violations of Rs 45 crore
Former Union Minister said the ED has a habit of recycling allegations from time to time
Chidambaram was probed by CBI for giving clearance to Malaysian firm Maxis to buy 100% of Aircel
Elections for 272 municipal wards are likely to be held in April
Economy will take 12-18 months to recover from demonetisation, says Chidambaram
The former FM says this in his new book 'Fearless in Opposition, Power and Accountability'
Chidambaram praised regional media for being more independent than the national media
He said sooner than later the government will realise the folly of demonetisation
Even though it has eased to an extent in the metros
Only a small number of such accounts could have been used for money laundering, says Chidambaram
Modi announced the scrapping of high-denomination currency notes on November 8
The RBI keeps making new rules on deposits and FM Jaitley contradicts them, says Chidambaram
On Tuesday, Jaitley clarified that people won't be questioned if they deposit old currency of any amount at one go
Several 'scams' rocked the UPA-2 govt and it was also one of the reasons for Cong's defeat in the LS elections in 2014
He also says that Jan Dhan account is another name for no-frills accounts
The Union govt had on November 8 spiked 500 and 1,000 rupee notes
Chidambaram also said that he was shocked and distressed by terror attack in Uri and expressed his gratitude to the martyred soldiers
Chidambaram said he was afraid the way out of the crisis cannot be found by the present government