Karti Chidambaram: Wont appear before ED; Pending case against ED in SC

Son of Congress leader P Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram said on Friday that he will not appear before Enforcement Directorate as the ED must wait until his application challenging ED's action is cleared in Supreme Court.

Karti Chidambaram, through his advocate, sent a letter to the agency saying he has raised substantial questions of law in the interim application questioning the summons issued to him under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

"In the circumstances, my client is not appearing before you on February 2, 2018 as directed by you," the letter read.

"My client requests that you kindly await orders of the Supreme Court in the said intercolutory application and not to insist on the appearance of Karti Chidamabaram on February 2 or on any other date," it said.