In a dramatic arrest of ex-Finance and Home Minister P Chidamabram, the CBI officials scaled walls of his residence to reach inside, Congress workers tried to stop the car of CBI officials with Mr Chidambaram in it; P Chidambaram at a Congress briefing had earlier said that he is aghast that he was accused of hiding from the law and and that he will walk with his head held high"; Karti Chidambaram, P Chidambaram's son called it a politically motivated witch-hunt mentioning that it is being done by the BJP and that it is a drama for viewing pleasure of some; The Congress party including the Gandhis back P Chidambaram.