Statement of Shri P Chidambaram

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

15-November-2012 10:51 IST

Statement of Shri P Chidambaram

I was surprised and disappointed to learn that a person who reportedly attempted to take some pictures of me was detained by the police at Chennai airport on 13.11.2012. I did not know about the incident until the media reported it yesterday (14.11.2012) evening. Immediately, I told PTI that I had no knowledge of the incident and nobody had told me about it then or subsequently.

I do not know why the police had detained the person concerned. I have asked my office to get in touch with the Tamil Nadu Police and request them to release the person immediately.

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