UPA never hounded out its RBI chiefs: Chidambaram

We did not abuse RBI governors. We did not let loose people to abuse them and we never forced them to say that they will not seek a second term," says former finance minister

Taking a jibe at the way the Narendra Modi government handled the vicious criticism of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan by a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former finance minister P Chidambaram said that despite differences, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government never hounded out central bank chiefs.

“We did not abuse RBI governors. We did not let loose people to abuse them and we never forced them to say that they will not seek a second term,” Chidambaram told television presenter Karan Thapar on his show To the Point aired on Wednesday.