Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticised former Finance Minister P Chidambaram for his handling of inflation during the UPA government. She called out his "Harvard and Oxford education" and accused him of implementing reckless policies that led to high double-digit inflation between 2009 and 2013. She highlighted the mismanagement of the economy post the 2008 financial crisis and alleged interference in RBI affairs by the UPA regime.
