New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Monday said it was “preposterous” to suggest that any member of his family could influence six secretaries of the central government who were part of the FIPB.
Rebutting allegations that his son Karti had influenced the decisions of the now-defunct Foreign Investment Promotion Board, Chidambaram said it was a “despicable slur” on the six secretaries of the government.
“Anyone who has worked with me knows that no one would dare to influence my decisions. I had never allowed any family member to speak to me or to any officer of my ministry on any official matter,” he said in a statement.
The CBI had a fortnight ago filed an FIR against Karti, INX Media founders Indrani and Peter Mukerjea on charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating, receiving illegal gratification, influencing public servants and criminal misconduct.
