Aircelmaxis case: ED chargesheets Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Thursday it has filed money-laundering charges against former minister P Chidambaram in connection with the Aircel-maxis case.

ED charged him and others for laundering ₹1.16 crore for approval given by the Congress leader to a foreign investment worth ₹3,560 crore by a wholly owned subsidiary of Maxis Berhad, Malaysia, when he was finance minister in 2006.