P. Chidambaram
Indian politician and lawyer (born 1945)
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Palaniappan Chidambaram, better known as P. Chidambaram, is an Indian politician and lawyer who currently serves as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. He served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs from 2017 to 2018. And also served Interim Deputy Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha from 2022 to 2023 under Mallikarjun Kharge.
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Congress to announce first candidates list for Lok Sabha polls todayFormer Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who heads the manifesto committee, said on Tuesday that the draft report will be presented to the Congress president.DNA - Published | |
Those who glorify Godse will not be allowed to define idea of India: Congress on Martyrs' DayOn Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary, Congress paid tributes to the father of the nation and condemned the glorification of his assassin Nathuram Godse. Rahul Gandhi emphasised the importance of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
New Indian Penal Code has become more draconian: P ChidambaramPresident Droupadi Murmu has given assent to three new criminal justice bills, replacing colonial-era laws. Congress leader P Chidambaram criticizes the new laws, calling the Indian Penal Code more..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Elections 2024: Congress leader P. Chidambaram to head Congress manifesto committeeThe list also includes Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Shashi Tharoor, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra among others.DNA - Published | |
P Chidambaram to head Congress manifesto panel for Lok Sabha electionsCongress veteran and former minister P Chidambaram will head the partyâs manifesto committee for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with the AICC announcing the important panel early in an apparent bid to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Missing PC, Singhvi & Sibal, says VP during debate on 3 justice billsDuring the discussion in Rajya Sabha, nominated member Mahesh Jethmalani expressed his views on the criminal justice bills, while chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed his concern over the absence of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
P Chidambaram echoed O'Brien to woo TMC to '... alliance': FM Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman responded to a discussion on India's economic situation by highlighting how former finance minister P Chidambaram cited arguments from TMC member Derek O'Brien...IndiaTimes - Published | |
'BJP candidates chosen by gods': P Chidambaram alleges misuse of probe agencies during pollsSenior Congress leader P Chidambaram accuses BJP-led Centre of misusing investigating agencies during Telangana elections. At least four Congress candidates were summoned or had their premises..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC judgement stern rebuke to not only Punjab governor but to all governors: P ChidambaramSenior Congress leader P Chidambaram stated that the Supreme Court's judgment was a stern rebuke to all governors, including Punjab governor Purohit. Chidambaram called on Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Phone 'hacking' row: BJP cites 'link' between George Soros-funded âAccess Nowâ and alerts received by opposition leadersThe BJP on Wednesday hit out at opposition leaders who brought allegations against the Centre over "hacking" of their phones, sparking a snoopgate row once more. His reaction followed senior Congress..IndiaTimes - Published | |
BJP made clear it will raise funds in 'conspiratorial' manner, says P Chidambaram ahead of Electoral Bond hearingCongress leader P Chidambaram has accused the BJP of raising funds from big corporates in an "opaque, secretive and conspiratorial manner" through the electoral bond scheme. The BJP responded by saying..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Chidambaram challenges BJP to reject Congress' poll promises in ChhattisgarhFormer union minister P Chidambaram accused the BJP of copying the Congress's promises for Chhattisgarh and lacking the courage to come up with its own agenda. Chidambaram stated that the Congress had..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Why such haste to adopt draft reports? asks oppositionOpposition members of the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs have expressed concerns about the speed at which draft reports on three criminal justice bills are being adopted. Members,..IndiaTimes - Published | Vice President Dhankhar hits out at Chidambaram for his remarks on women's reservation lawVice President Jagdeep Dhankhar criticized Congress leader P Chidambaram for his remarks about women's reservation in legislatures, calling it shameful to turn people's ignorance into political equity...IndiaTimes - Published |
Electoral bonds are legalised bribery: P ChidambaramIndiaTimes - Published | P Chidambaram claims 'ethnic cleansing complete' in Imphal valley; slams Centre, state govtIndiaTimes - Published |
'Living in world of hallucinations': P Chidambaram slams FM Nirmala Sitharaman for 'UPA wasted decade' remarkIntervening during the debate on the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha on Thursday, Sitharaman had said the UPA "wasted a decade because of corruption and cronyism".DNA - Published | 'Debating issue of ethnic cleansing is duty of MPs': Congress' P Chidambaram hits out at Amit Shah over Manipur remarksReacting to Shah's remarks, Chidambaram said, "Ethnic cleansing is shameful, admitted the Hon'ble Home Minister. It happened under his watch. He added that it is "more shameful" that politics is being..DNA - Published |
Congress leader Chidambaram claims Rajya Sabha hasnât admitted a single question on ManipurThe Manipur issue dominated Rajya Sabha proceedings for the fifth consecutive day with opposition and treasury benches trading charges and the Chair cautioning members from âtransgressingâ into..IndiaTimes - Published | Congress has 'unique position' in Opposition ranks, leader of anti-BJP bloc will emerge in due course: P ChidambaramIndiaTimes - Published |
Congress sets up panel headed by P Chidambaram to firm up UCC responseIndiaTimes - Published | Karnataka polls: People stood up to BJP's 'money and muscle power', says ChidambaramWith a strong showing by the Congress in the Karnataka assembly polls, senior party leader P Chidambaram on Saturday congratulated the state's people for a "decisive verdict" and said they stood up to..IndiaTimes - Published |
ED attaches Karti Chidambaram properties worth Rs 11 crore in INX media caseIn a press release, the ED said it had unearthed illegal gratification Karti had received directly and indirectly from INX Media Pvt. Ltd to which his father P Chidambaram, also accused in the case,..IndiaTimes - Published | Only one boasting about India's economic growth is the government: P ChidambaramCongress veteran and former finance minister P Chidambaram, citing World Bank's latest GDP estimate for India, attacked the government and said it is only the Centre who is 'boasting' about the..IndiaTimes - Published |
P Chidambaram gets court nod for Singapore travel to appear for clientIndiaTimes - Published | Congress begins day-long 'Sankalp Satyagraha' at Delhi's Rajghat in support of Rahul GandhiCongress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, senior leaders KC Venugopal, P Chidambaram and Salman Khurshid were among the party's top brass taking part in the satyagraha..IndiaTimes - Published |
Long live anonymous democracy: Chidambaram's dig at electoral bond donations to BJPSenior Congress leader P Chidambaram has alleged that the bulk of the more than Rs 12,000 crore worth electoral bonds sold so far have been donated to the BJP anonymously by corporates, asserting that..IndiaTimes - Published | Assets of Chidambaramâs wife, others seized in Saradha scamThe ED on Friday said it has attached assets worth Rs 6.3 crore in the Saradha money laundering case. The owners of the assets include Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former finance minister P Chidambaram...IndiaTimes - Published |
Constitution, not parliament, supreme: P Chidambaram on V-P Dhankhar's remarks on judiciarySenior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar is "wrong" in stating that Parliament is supreme and his views should warn every Constitution-loving citizen..IndiaTimes - Published | Gujarat polls: Chidambaram targets BJP, says no one apologised or resigned for Morbi bridge tragedyAhead of the upcoming Gujarat assembly polls, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday hit out at the BJP over its 'arrogance', saying no one so far has apologised or resigned for the Morbi..IndiaTimes - Published |
Mallikarjun Kharge resigns as LoP, Digvijaya Singh or P Chidambaram may replace him; tough road ahead for Shashi TharoorOn Friday, the last day of filing the nominations, Digvijaya Singh dropped out of the race after it became clear that his senior, Mallikarjun Kharge,DNA - Published | P Chidambaram, Digvijaya Singh in race to succeed Mallikarjun Kharge as leader of opposition in Rajya SabhaWith Mallikarjun Kharge set to become the Congress president, former finance minister P Chidambaram and Digvijaya Singh are in the race to succeed him as leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, with..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Manmohan Singh didn't serve unpalatable food like GST, savage taxes': Chidambaram slams FM SitharamanP Chidambaram issued a scathing attack on FM Nirmala Sitharaman, criticizing policies like demonetization and "savage taxes".DNA - Published | Inflation not a 'red-lettered priority' for finance minsiter: P ChidambaramIndiaTimes - Published |
P Chidambaram calls Teesta Setalvad 'a courageous fighter for justice'Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram on Saturday hailed the Supreme Court's decision to grant interim bail to activist Teesta Setalvad in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases and called her..IndiaTimes - Published | Male kin taking oath of panchayat office in MP: Chidambaram slams it as 'mockery of Constitution'Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday termed as "mockery of the Constitution" the incident of male relatives of some newly-elected women panchayat office-bearers and members being administered..IndiaTimes - Published |
Veering to conclusion Parliament 'dysfunctional'; democracy 'gasping for breath': P ChidambaramIn an interview with PTI, Chidambaram also dismissed Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks linking the Congress' demonstration against price rise on Friday to the Ram temple foundation day, saying the..IndiaTimes - Published | Probes, trials stalled by appeals set to pick up pace after SC's PMLA rulingThe SC order upholding the constitutional validity of the provisions of the PMLA will provide for speedier trial of some high-profile money laundering accused that includes Congress Lok Sabha MP Karti..IndiaTimes - Published |
Chidambaram slams govt over GST hike on scientific equipmentSenior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday criticised the government over the increase in GST rate on scientific equipment, saying it perhaps believes that the scientific knowledge can be gathered..IndiaTimes - Published | Chidambaram says Nirmala Sitharaman should appoint chief economic astrologer, BJP calls it âobnoxiousâ commentUnder attack from its rivals over the economy, the BJP has launched a counter-offensive in order to defend the Narendra Modi government at the Centre. On Thursday, Congress's Rajya Sabha MP P..IndiaTimes - Published |
Put Agnipath on hold, take it up in Parliament: OppositionAddressing a press conference, senior Congress leader and former Home Minister P Chidambaram said the scheme carries multiple risks and subverts the long-standing ethos of the armed forces. He said..IndiaTimes - Published | National Herald case: Where is the FIR, Chidambaram asks BJPAhead of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi's scheduled appearance before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the second day in connection with money laundering case involving National Herald,..IndiaTimes - Published |
Congress brass, CMs hit streets, allege âreign of dictatorshipâThe Congress top brass, including chief ministers and members of Parliament, hit the streets on Monday in protest against the Enforcement Directorateâs summons to Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald..IndiaTimes - Published | Chidambaram says lucky to get away with suspected hairline crack after 3 policemen 'crashed into him'Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who along with party colleagues participated in a protest march as Rahul Gandhi appeared before the ED, said three big, burly policemen crashed into him and he was..IndiaTimes - Published |
P Chidambaram suffers fractured rib, Congress alleges manhandling by Delhi policeAccording to sources, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has consulted a doctor who advised him to take rest and medication.DNA - Published | Congress protest: Police attacked KC Venugopal; broke Chidambaram's rib, alleges SurjewalaThe Congress on Monday alleged that the Delhi police made a "murderous attack" on its leader K C Venugopal and others during their protest march taken out in solidarity with Rahul Gandhi, with P..IndiaTimes - Published |
P Chidambaram suffered rib injury after Delhi police manhandling: CongressSenior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram suffered a fracture in his left rib after he was pushed away by Delhi Police during the party's protest in support of Rahul Gandhi who was..IndiaTimes - Published | Goal of $5 trillion GDP appears to be case of 'shifting goalposts': ChidambaramWith Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran citing the IMF forecast that the Indian economy would cross $5 trillion by 2026-27, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the goal of a $5..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rajya Sabha elections: P Chidambaram, five others elected unopposed from Tamil NaduIndiaTimes - Published | No sign of promised recovery: ChidambaramSenior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the country's growth rate is weakening and there is no sign of the promised "recovery". "The NSO figures are out: the most striking graph is the..IndiaTimes - Published |