Karti Chidambaram arrest proof of BJP's vendetta and vindictive politics, says Congress

On Wednesday, Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram, was arrested at the Chennai airport in connection with the INX Media case.

Karti was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after he returned from London.

Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi called Karti's arrest a 'vendetta' of the Modi government to target the opponents.

"This is the classic diversionary tactic of the Modi government to hide their own corrupt governance model that is being exposed on a daily basis -- be it Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi or Dwarka Das Seth Jewellers," Priyanka Chaturvedi said.

She added, "The BJP govt continues it's vendetta and vindictive politics to target opponents , however it will not stop the Congress from bringing the truth out to the people.

The investigating agency has started questioning Karti in relation with his involvement in the INX Media case.

INX Media is accused of violating the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) conditions and bringing in more foreign direct investment than what the company was allowed to.

Karti is being questioned for his alleged role in facilitating the FIPB clearance for INX Media when his father, P Chidambaram, was the Union Finance Minister.

The other prime suspects in the INX Media case are Peter Mukherjea and Indrani Mukherjea who were the directors of the company.