P. Chidambaram Statements
P. Chidambaram - Latest statements from the press
Indian politician
“ Why spend public money to acquire these cars? I hope that at least one or two members of the Lokpal have refused, or will refuse, to accept these cars.
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Congress slams Lokpal after anti-corruption body issues tender to…
“ Governments can tweak Mrs Shaw's idea: Public money, tender, etc. can be followed to select the contractor. After selection, the contractor will be placed under the supervision of a willing company or…
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P Chidambaram shares take on Kiran Mazumdar’s Bengaluru road…
“ When Honourable judges of the Supreme Court are provided modest sedans, why do the Chairman and six members of the Lokpal require BMW cars? Why spend public money to acquire these cars? I hope that at…
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‘Why spend public money?’: Chidambaram slams Lokpal over tender to…
“ No disrespect to any military officers, but that was the wrong way to retrieve the Golden Temple. A few years later, we showed the right way to retrieve it -- by keeping the Army out. Blue Star was…
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Op Blue Star was wrong, Indira Gandhi paid with life for it: P…
“ I am shocked that women journalists were excluded from the press conference addressed by Mr Amir Khan Muttaqi of Afghanistan. In my personal view, the men journalists should have walked out when they…
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MEA denies involvement in Afghan FM Muttaqi’s presser that excluded…
“ Hundreds of people died (in the 2008 terror attack), and under someone's pressure, you (the UPA government) did not attack Pakistan. This is helplessness and cowardice. This is dishonesty with the…
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In Sena vs Sena, Uddhav Thackeray likens BJP to ‘amoeba’, Eknath…
“ I became Home Minister the day after the attack. The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, called me to shift me from Finance to the Home Ministry. When I initially refused, I was told that Mrs. Gandhi…
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P Chidambarams U-Turn On US Intervention Post Mumbai Attack Remark;…
“ In no part of the interview to Megha Prasad's podcast did I say that 'US stopped us from retaliating after the 26/11 attack. Yet, channel after channel and the media and the Twitterati are merrily…
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P Chidambarams U-Turn On US Intervention Post Mumbai Attack Remark;…
“ I did discuss it with the prime minister [Manmohan Singh] and other people who matter,
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P Chidambaram says US urged India not to react after 26/11 attacks,…
“ But in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, we will not let it happen,
P. Chidambaram,
BJP-AIADMK alliance has created scope for vote theft in Tamil Nadu,…
“ A person to be enrolled as a voter must have a fixed and permanent legal home. The migrant worker has such a home in Bihar (or another state). How can he/she be enrolled as a voter in Tamil Nadu?
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ECI abusing its powers, must be fought politically, legally: Congress…
“ The ECI is abusing its powers and trying to change the electoral character and patterns of States. This abuse of powers must be fought politically and legally,
P. Chidambaram,
ECI abusing its powers, must be fought politically, legally: Congress…