ED gets ‘persecution sanction’ against P Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis, INX Media cases – What happens next?

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Thursday that it has received prosecution sanction against senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram in two separate money laundering cases linked to the Aircel-Maxis and INX Media deals. The agency added that it has submitted the sanction before the court to speed up the trial, according to a report by Hindustan Times.

Both the Aircel-Maxis and INX Media deals took place during the Congress-led UPA government, when Chidambaram was serving as finance minister.