Sonia, Manmohan meet Chidambaram at Tihar, express concern over his continued detention

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday met P Chidambaram at Tihar Jail, and expressed concern over his continued detention in custody.

Singh said he hoped the courts would render justice in Chidambaram's case.

Chidambaram, a former Union finance minister, was arrested on August 21 by the CBI for alleged corruption in the grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance in the INX Media case.

He was later remanded in judicial custody and sent to Tihar Jail on September 5.

Singh said no decision in the country was taken by a single person and wondered how a minister simply approving recommendations can be accused of committing a crime.

He feared that if a minister is liable for approving a recommendation, the whole system of government in the country will collapse.

"We are concerned with continued detention in custody of our colleague P Chidambaram," Singh said in a statement after meeting Chidambaram.

"We are confident, and we ...