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Union Minister of Home Affairs, India
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P Chidambaram is the Union Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of India. He is among the most prominent cabinet ministers of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) union government led by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. From May 2004 to November 2008, he was the Finance Minister of India. However, after the resignation of Shivraj Patil, Chidambaram was made the Home Affairs Minister.
— P Chidambaram asking Gorkha leaders not to be adamant for a separate Gorkhaland state / December 20, 2009
This is bizarre. You (those objecting CBI's findings in the Shopian tragedy) asked for a CBI inquiry and then if the inquiry does not support your original hypothesis, you condemn the report — P Chidambaram / December 18, 2009
Despite my dogged persistence, the rule book is being thrown at me that nothing can be done now... Many (of the accused police officers) have retired, some have died. But I am still trying to find how they can be punished — P Chidambaram on those politicians and police officers guilty of engineering and abetting the 1984 massacre of Sikhs / December 10, 2009
We will have to examine whether chargesheets are complete, whether to re-visit them... We will have to examine what action, if any, should be taken, can be taken against people who collected money, transferred money... whose money was it and was it accounted for, — P Chidambaram on Babri chargesheets / December 10, 2009
Shri Chandrasekhar Rao has spoken to me and thanked the House for its concern (over his deteriorating condition on the 11th day of his fast unto death Wednesday to demand a separate Telangana), — P Chidambaram / December 10, 2009
What I said (Wednesday night) is a restatement of the earlier stand of the government which is well known. It was necessary to persuade (Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief) K. Chandrasekhar Rao to call off his fast and to restore normalcy in the state. I am glad to report that normalcy has been by and large restored.
— P Chidambaram on issuing a public announcement on a separate telangana state when the parliament is in session / December 10, 2009
When he (M. Venkaiah Nadu of the BJP) raised the issue in the House yesterday (Wednesday), the government was not in a position to respond as consultations were still underway. When the consultations were completed very late at night, we couldn't brook any delay (in making the announcement), — P Chidambaram on issuing a public announcement on a separate telangana state when the parliament is in session / December 10, 2009
Last night (Wednesday) the government announced initiating the process of formation of Telangana. The region is a good example of how people feel neglected despite speaking same language — P Chidambaram saying people of Telangana felt neglected / December 10, 2009
Looking back, I can say it was a wrong political judgment. Narasimha Rao paid the price for making hte judgment. The Congress party paid a price for that political judgment. — P Chidambaram on the 1992 Babri masjid demolition / December 08, 2009
Forget the Liberhan Commission report, your divisive politics was rejected in 2004 and the people of India who are the real masters rejected you and voted for the Congress which stands for an inclusive India and that is the idea of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. An inclusive nation will always prevail, — P Chidambaram on the 1992 Babri Masjid Demolition and Liberhan Commission Report / December 08, 2009
