Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ahmed Patel, Karti meet Chidambaram in Tihar jail

Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ahmed Patel, Karti meet Chidambaram in Tihar jail

The leaders are learnt to have discussed the current political situation, including Kashmir, upcoming elections and the economic situation in the country, during the half-hour meeting, the sources added.

PTIUpdated: Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 01:08 PM IST
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New Delhi: Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ahmed Patel met former finance minister P Chidambaram at Tihar Jail on Wednesday morning, sources said. They were accompanied by Chidambaram's son and Congress MP, Karti.

The leaders are learnt to have discussed the current political situation, including Kashmir, upcoming elections and the economic situation in the country, during the half-hour meeting, the sources added.

Chidambaram has been lodged in Tihar jail since September 5 on charges of corruption in the INX Media case. The senior Congress leader, who celebrated his 74t birthday on Monday, is in good health, sources said.

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