Tewari, a former Information and Broadcasting Minister, said, "The entire exercise smacks of political vendetta and vindictiveness. It has obviously been timed keeping in mind Tamil Nadu elections."
He alleged that the action was "well-publicised three days prior to its taking place by a senior BJP leader on television. Therefore, it does not require to have the knowledge of rocket science to understand that the ED action is a command performance."
Former Finance Minister Chidambaram accused the government of a "malicious onslaught" launched by it against his family and said if it wants to target him it should do so directly and not harass friends of his son Karti.
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