CBI is questioning Karti Chidambaram, the son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram, in New Delhi following the Supreme Court directions in a matter relating to alleged irregularities in Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to INX Media in the year 2007. On August 18, the Supreme Court had directed Karti to appear before the CBI and to carry with him all the necessary documents in his defence keeping in mind the allegations in the FIR.
On May 15, an FIR was registered by CBI against Karti and INX Media along with eight others for alleged irregularities in Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance given to the media house for receiving foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2007 when his father was the finance minister.