ED questions Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis PMLA case

New Delhi: The ED on Friday again questioned former Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case, officials said.
Official sources said Chidambaram’s statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. It is understood that the agency wants to put across a fresh set of questions to him regarding the deal. The agency had earlier recorded statements of FIPB officials when this deal took place and it is expected that Chidambaram may be confronted with these too. Some specific queries on the circumstances and procedures adopted by the now-defunct FIPB while giving approval to the Aircel-Maxis deal during his tenure were put to him earlier.
Chidambaram’s son Karti has been questioned by the ED in this case twice. Chidambaram, after a similar questioning by the ED in this case in June, had said that what he told the agency was already recorded in government documents. (PTI)