Young Congress leader Karti P. Chidambaram - son of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram - on Wednesday roundly denied the WikiLeaks report naming him as one of the south Indian politician indulging in cash-for-votes tactics during the 2009 General Election.
Speaking to Headlines Today over phone Karti questioned the veracity of the leak and asserted that neither he nor his father had ever resorted to illegal means to get votes. He even hinted a political conspiracy against him by rival factions in Tamil Nadu Congress.
"I do not wish to go on record on a purported leak. The WikiLeak itself is a leak. It is not an accurate record of any public pronouncement or statement," Karti said, adding, "But I would like to make it very-very clear that at no point of time have I on my father's campaign ever indulged in any illegal activity. We have never paid money for votes and I vehemently deny it."
"We have never broken the law. We have always campaigned as per the election commission directives and we have never violated any provision of the law. This could be a political plan," he said.
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