This Article is From Dec 05, 2019

"Happy To Breathe Air Of Freedom": P Chidambaram After Leaving Tihar

"I am happy that Supreme Court has passed an order granting bail and I am happy that I have stepped out and breathing the air of freedom after 106 days," P Chidambaram said.

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P Chidambaram said he will address a press conference on Thursday.

New Delhi:

Soon after walking out of jail, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday met party president Sonia Gandhi, who has extended complete backing to the former Union minister.

Speaking to reporters after meeting Mrs Gandhi, P Chidambaram said, "I am happy that Supreme Court has passed an order granting bail and I am happy that I have stepped out and breathing the air of freedom after 106 days."

The former finance minister said he will address a press conference on Thursday.

Mr Chidambaram walked out of Tihar jail hours after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to the INX Media.

His son Karti Chidambaram accompanied him in his meeting with Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence.

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Former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi had met Chidambaram at Tihar Jail in September and expressed solidarity with him.

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