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Aircel-Maxis deal row: BJP asks Chidambaram to define his family
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Posted online: Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 10:02:21 PM
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New Delhi, May 10 : With Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram categorically rejecting all allegations that he and his son Karti were beneficiaries in an Aircel-Maxis telephony deal in 2006, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday asked the former to define his meaning of a family.
"Home Minister P. Chidambaram came to the Lok Sabha and gave a personal statement. In his comment, Chidambaram said that he and his family had no share in Aircel. We want to know what is his definition of a family. Is Karti Chidambaram a member of his family or not? Does he have five percent share in Aircel or not? The whole opposition wants to know this," said BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain.
Hussain further said that his party would raise this issue again, as it was not content with Chidambaram's response.
Repeating the statement that he had made inside parliament, Chidambaram earlier today said: "This morning, an honorable member of parliament (Yashwant Sinha) making a statement in the Lok Sabha, making an allegation against me and my family members. No notice was given to me. Either Rule 352 or 353. I took the permission of the chair to make a statement at 2 p.m. that the BJP and some others, whereas in the din, obviously they didn't wish to hear the reply. They tried to prevent me from making statement. The chair allowed me to make a statement."
Chidambaram quoted Karti, as saying: "I categorically state in this House that neither I, nor any member of family, had acquired or hold any shares of the telecom firm Maxis. The allegations against me are completely baseless."
Karti Chidambaram further said in his statement: "It was 'deeply regretted' that the privileged forum of parliament is misused to make wild and reckless allegations against a private citizen.
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