Govt wants me to stop writing against them: P Chidambaram lashes out after CBI raids

Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday lashed out at the Modi government after the Central Bureau of  Investigation (CBI) conducted raids at his and son Karti's residence in Chennai.

"The government, using the CBI and other agencies, is targeting my son and his friends," said P Chidambaram in a statement.

Chidambaram also alleged that the government's aim is to silence his voice and stop him from writing, as it has tried to do in the cases of leaders of Opposition parties, journalists, columnists, NGOs and civil society organizations.

"All I will say is, I shall continue to speak and write," he added.

Further stating that the FIPB approval is granted in hundreds of cases, Chidambaram said, "The five Secretaries who constitute the FIPB, the officials of the FIPB Secretariat and the competent authority in each case are the public officials. There is no allegation against any of them. There is no allegation against me."

"Every case was processed according to law and approval was granted or refused in accordance with the recommendations of the FIBP consisting of five Secretaries to the Government of India," the senior Congress leader added. 

The raids are happening at around 14 different locations in Chennai and also in the national capital in connection with the criminal misconduct in grant of FIPB approval.