Chidambaram

'We're dimagi Naxals': P Chidambaram, Kejriwal. 'No, pure Naxals', BJP snaps

August 17, 2026 7:57 pm

Chidambaram responded on X on August 16, writing, “I am proud to be a dimagi naxal!", with TMC Mahua Moitra reiterating the Congress leader's remarks.

Kiren Rijiju lists who 'dimagi naxals' are, Congress' Chidambaram says 'proud to be one'

August 16, 2026 6:58 pm

"PM Narendra Modi ji didn't say Opposition leaders as Dimagi Naxals," Rijiju said in a post on X, listing the groups he said the term referred to.

'Has not been tabled, may not be tabled at all': P Chidambaram on FCRA Bill

August 06, 2026 2:21 pm

Congress leader P Chidambaram spoke on Amit Shah’s absence from Parliament, the Delhi Police crackdown during CJP protests, Public Examinations Act amendments, Article 370 and Jammu and Kashmir statehood.

Aircel-Maxis case: ED gets prosecution sanction against Chidambaram

February 27, 2026 1:42 am

According to the agency, the sanction was granted by the competent authority on February 10 in compliance with the recent Supreme Court judgment.

Budget cautious, forgetful of the past, reform express stuck: Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha

February 10, 2026 6:29 am

Initiating the discussion on the Union Budget 2026-2027 in the Rajya Sabha, Chidambaram said at a time when public, private and foreign investors were “not investing” in India, the government had cut capital expenditure in 2025-2026 by Rs 1.44 lakh crore.

‘Cannot be disregarded’: Manish Tewari on Chidambaram's 26/11 remarks amid BJP attack

October 02, 2025 5:28 pm

Earlier, ex-Congress MP Raashid Alvi also attacked Chidambaram, suggesting he was under "pressure", and was "weakening the Congress’s pitch on US intervention during Operation Sindoor"

Chidambaram slams Amit Shah's claim on Afzal Guru execution: ‘Mercy plea was pending before President’

August 01, 2025 4:01 am

Amit Shah had claimed in Rajya Sabha a day earlier that the death sentence could not be carried out for as long as Chidambaram was home minister.

Only time will tell if Operation Sindoor was decisive: Chidambaram

July 30, 2025 2:17 am

“On December 16, 1971, there was a historic victory when General Niazi surrendered to General Jagjit Singh Aurora, along with 93,000 soldiers...That was a decisive victory. On the contrary, Operation Sindoor ended with a ceasefire,” he said.

Chidambaram questions Pahalgam terrorists’ identity, BJP hits back

July 29, 2025 5:34 am

Chidambaram said the Pahalgam attackers “for all we know could be homegrown terrorists” and “why do you assume that they came from Pakistan”? He also said that “there is no evidence” that the terrorists came from Pakistan.

Not sure if INDIA bloc still intact, alliances can’t be stitched during polls: Chidambaram

May 16, 2025 9:07 am

On BJP, he said: “If you want to take on the formidable BJP machinery, in my experience, in my reading of history, there has been no political party which is so formidably organised as the BJP. In every department it is formidable. It’s not another political party.”

As CAA protests continue to create stir nationwide, Cong holds dharna at Rajghat

December 24, 2019 9:06 am

Party chief MK Stalin, Congress leader P Chidambaram and MDMK’s Vaiko are leading the march.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram launches his book Standing Guard — A Year in Opposition

February 27, 2016 11:53 am

Chidambaram was speaking after the release of his book "Standing Guard— A year in Opposition", a compilation of his Sunday columns published in the Indian Express in 2015.

Nitish Kumar Underlining "Maximum Opposition Unity" Was The Need Of The Hour In The Month Of Feb

June 22, 2020 6:57 pm