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INX Media case: Chidambaram gets bail, out after 106 days in Tihar jail

Chidambaram is set to be the party's lead speaker on economic issues in the remainder of the winter session of Parliament and will address a press conference on Thursday

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Congress leader P Chidambaram (left) being greeted by party workers after he was released from Tihar jail on Wednesday. Also seen is his son Karti | PHOTO: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Dec 05 2019 | 2:03 AM IST

After 106 days in custody, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram walked out of Tihar jail on Wednesday to a vigorous welcome from party leaders.

Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court (SC) granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to INX Media, but restrained him from talking to the media about the case.

Chidambaram is set to be the party’s lead speaker on economic issues in the remainder of the winter session of Parliament and will address a press conference on Thursday.

The SC said the Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s claim that Chidambaram can tamper with evidence cannot be accepted as he

Topics : INX Media case P Chidambaram Tihar jail

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