Karti Chidambaram files short counter affidavit in Supreme Court

CHENNAI: Contending that there was “no justification” in issuance of Look Out Notice against him by CBI, Karti Chidambaram on Friday told the Supreme Court that there was “no question” of him leaving the country to evade investigations. “I have deep roots in society in India. I am a citizen of India. My daughter, wife, parents, aged mother in law and other family members are all based in India. In addition, I have property and assets in India. There is no question of leaving the country to evade investigation,” Karti said in his short counter affidavit in the Supreme Court.

Maintaining that he had no “UBS Bank Account” and that he was not in charge of or possess any direct or indirect interest in any Swiss company, Karti said he has made complete disclosures of all my assets and income without fail every year. “The repeated harassment by the investigating authorities has been a serious infringement of my rights guaranteed by Article 19 and 21 of the Constitution. In these circumstances, even though I have cooperated with the investigating agencies to present a distorted picture that I had never cooperated in the past is incorrect,” he said in the affidavit. 

Citing that he had and his father had the benefit of having educated abroad, he said as a father he always wanted his daughter to pursue studies at Cambridge University in the UK. “I may also add that my present visit to the United Kingdom was in connection with the admission of my daughter to the University of Cambridge,” he said.