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P. Chidambaram was first arrested by the CBI on 21 August last year in the INX Media corruption case and was granted bail by the top court on 22 October

Besides the Chidambarams, the chargesheet also names Karti's chartered accountant S S Bhaskararaman and othersChidambaram was arrested by CBI in the INX Media corruption case on August 21 last year

The court said the accused would not leave the country without its permissionIt also directed them not to tamper with the evidence or hamper probe

Karti Chidambaram was questioned in connection with the alleged kickbacks received by him in the INX Media caseThe Congress MP was summoned for questioning just months after it attached his assets in the matter

Chidambaram said the NDA government does not understand if the slowdown is structural or cyclical in natureThis was Chidambaram’s first press conference since he walked out of the Tihar Jail on Wednesday after the SC granted him bail in the INX Media money laundering case

Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar accepted the bond and two sureties of like amount and issued his release orderThe 74-year old senior Congress leader had been in custody since August 21

Top court also directed the SC registry to keep in safe custody 3 sets of sealed envelopes submitted by EDThe apex court bench directed the court registry to keep in safe custody all documents submitted by the ED

The ED in its plea had sought interrogation time from 10 am to 1 pm and 2:30 pm to 4 pm on both daysThe court had earlier extended his judicial custody till 27 November

Earlier, Delhi HC had rejected Chidambaram's bail plea saying that prima facie allegations against him were serious and show that he was actively involved in the offenceThe case will be next heard on 26 November

ED said the former finance minister tried to influence and threaten witnessesJustice Suresh Kait heard the arguments of the ED counsel and Chidambaram and reserved the order on the bail plea