327: Why Was P Chidambaram Released on Bail & What Next For His Legal Troubles? - a podcast by The Quint

The date is 4 December. The Supreme Court just granted bail to Congress leader P Chidambaram…over 106 days after he was arrested for questioning in the INX media money laundering case.

 

But Chidambaram’s release, like many others out on bail, is not without conditions. What are these conditions? What transpired when the former finance minister was in jail? And what next in this case?

Welcome back to The Big Story, where we dissect headline-making news. Today we dive into P Chidambaram’s arrest and release in the INX media money laundering case, and the things that have happened around it. I’m joined by our legal editor Vakasha Sachdev today as well as Aditya Menon, our political editor.

 

Chidambaram’s release was welcomed by his family as well as the Congress party’s members.