Karti Chidambaram took Rs 50L bribe through close aide in Chinese visa case: ED

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday alleged that Congress MP Karti Chidambaram took a Rs 50 lakh bribe through a close aide for getting sanction of the Union home ministry for reuse of visas for Chinese personnel by a company that was establishing a power plant in Punjab.

It also claimed that this alleged bribe was pumped into a company, of which Karti had control, through a “fictitious” cash transaction.

The 52-year-old MP represents the Sivaganga Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu and the agency has recorded his statement in the case multiple times.