After filing his nomination at the Chief Secretariat for the seat that is confirmed for him, he had unleashed a scathing attack against the centre ruling Modi regime. 

Karti's associate Bhaskararaman, after discussion with P Chidambaram, demanded an illegal gratification of Rs 50 lakh for ensuring the approval." 

P Chidambaram had reacted to the searches and said that the timing of the search is interesting. He also cited that the search team has found nothing in the search at his residence in Chennai. 

The raids have come as trouble for P Chidambaram when he has been eyeing to win a Rajya Sabha seat from Tamil Nadu in the upcoming polls. 

Several speculations were rife around the meeting with a claim that Chidambaram met Stalin on a courtesy call to exchange greetings after the victory in the urban local body polls. 

Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has come in support of DMK leader and said, "The unpleasant experience of DMK MP Ms. Kanimozhi at Chennai airport is not unusual."

During his address, Narendra Modi said the special package of Rs 20 lakh crore would make India 'self-reliant' on tackling the COVID-19 spread.

Chidambaram said it was obvious that the livelihood of the poor, including their survival, is not among the priorities of the government.