Overview
- In an ANI podcast appearance, Karti Chidambaram called the claims a mix of fact, fiction and WhatsApp forwards and said investigators have not produced substantive evidence against him.
- He described himself as the most raided person and argued that if the alleged events occurred, official records would exist to show it.
- Online discussion linked a Dhurandhar subplot involving an unnamed minister and son to P. Chidambaram and Karti, though the film names no real individuals.
- The filmmakers have not directly addressed the speculation connecting the fictional storyline to real-world figures.
- CBI records note a 2004 authorization enabling RBI exclusivity with De La Rue and a 2023 FIR naming former finance secretary Arvind Mayaram, with no court findings implicating P. Chidambaram or his family in currency-security wrongdoing.