Charges against Chidambaram politically motivated: Sibal

The government on Saturday said home minister P Chidambaram was not responsible for the 2G spectrum scam and that charges against him were "politically motivated".

The government on Saturday said home minister P Chidambaram was not responsible for the 2G spectrum scam and that charges against him were "politically motivated".

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The reaction came after a special CBI court in Delhi dismissed Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy's plea to make Chidambaram an accused in the 2G case.

“Home minister P Chidambaram was not responsible for the 2G scam at all,” communications minister Kapil Sibal told a news channel. “We expected the truth will not be hidden as charges against him are politically motivated.”

Stating that “the opposition has been going for Chidambaram's blood”, Sibal said: “Such allegations destroy the credibility of the political system.”

Sibal also raised questions over the way a section of the media was holding public debate on the issue even before the court pronounced its judgment.

“It is like playing with the reputation of a person,” he said.

Reacting to the Delhi special CBI court order, information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni said: “Swamy lives by the media and has done this to keep himself alive.”

On Swamy's statement that he would take the plea to higher courts, Soni said: “Truth will remain truth, no matter how many times it is tested.”