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Stop ‘vindictive action’ against Sonia and Rahul in National Herald case, Chidambaram urges Union government

December 21, 2025

Published - December 21, 2025 10:53 pm IST - CHENNAI Veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram, left, addressing the media during a press conference at Sathiyamurthy Bhavan in Chennai Sunday. | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday urged the Union government to stop “vindictive action” against party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in connection with the National Herald case, following Special judge Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Court rejecting the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) money laundering complaint.

Stop ‘vindictive action’ against Sonia and Rahul in National Herald case, Chidambaram urges Union government

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Addressing journalists at Satyamurthy Bhavan, headquarters of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC), in Chennai, the former Union Finance Minister also termed the Centre’s move to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) and replace it with a new Bill as the “second killing of Mahatma Gandhi” and said his party would protest till the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill was withdrawn.
[President Droupadi Murmu had on Sunday granted assent to the Bill.] On the National Herald case, Mr.
Chidambaram said it was a fabricated and politically motivated charge.
He alleged the ED was engaged in illegal action and no First Information Report (FIR) had been filed in the case.
“There was no money transaction involved, how can anyone claim it is legal or illegal,” Mr.

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Stop ‘vindictive action’ against Sonia and Rahul in National Herald case, Chidambaram urges Union government

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