India News | Pralhad Joshi Dubs Chidambaram as 'disastrum'

New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday slammed former finance minister P Chidambaram, saying he is not Chidambaram but 'disastrum'.

Responding to a question on Chidambaram calling the Central government as 'disastrous', Joshi told ANI, "Chidambaram loses even Gram Panchayat polls if he contests on his own. He became a Member of Parliament when Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) stood with Congress. He can't contest one poll on his own. He himself is disastrous."

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"As the then Finance Minister and Home Minister, he made a disaster out of the country's finance and security. He is not Chidambaram but 'disastrum'," he said.

Joshi draw a flak from Congress for his remarks with party Lok Sabha MP K. Jayakumar saying that the Union Minister should keep his mouth shut on matters of economics.

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"First of all, I doubt that Joshi knows anything about the economics of the country. The economics of our country was at its best during UPA-I. The best budget till date was given by Chidambaram ji. Joshi should keep his mouth shut on these matters," Jayakumar said. (ANI)

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