Letter to BS: Congress attempt at playing victim over Chidambaram is faulty

SC's observations speak volumes about the gravity of the case

This refers to “SC rejects P Chidambaram’s plea for anticipatory bail in INX Media case” (September 5). The Supreme Court's refusal to grant the pre-arrest bail to former Union minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case, registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), could not have come at a worse time. Significantly, the apex court’s candid observations — pointing out that “it is not a fit case to grant anticipatory bail (as a matter of right) and that economic offences have to be dealt with differently as it affects economy of the country — speak volumes about the