Chidambaram, as usual, has stated that the matter is sub-judice, but an anonymous, but verifiable source in the MHA has revealed that Chidambaram made a windfall out of the ransom offered by the US for providing information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of Hafiz Saeed, a terrorist suspected of masterminding the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, against whom India has already issued a Red Corner Notice. Our source also told us that the Home Minister, despite his busy schedule, had personally made a Xerox copy of all the dossiers he had sent Pakistan in the 3 years that followed 26/11 and sent them aboard the newly purchased C-130J Super Hercules Heavy Lift aircraft, which as its name suggests, was the only one fit to do the job.
Apparently, the US was happy with what it got and rewarded as promised. The Secretary of State was quoted saying, “Who do you go to when you need information that could be put to good use, but hasn’t been? The Government of India, of course”. But Chidambaram was in a fix, because there was very little left in the country that he wanted to invest in. It seems that this was when the idea of mending ties with his forlorn foe struck him. Chidambaram was aware(partly due to his nasty habit of tapping into other Ministry offices) that the Finance Minister has been losing sleep in the recent past due to the widening fiscal deficit. Confident that this was the best avenue he should invest in, Chidambaram sent a cheque to the Ministry of Finance. The $10 billion gift came as a godsend to Pranab Mukherjee, who thanked Chidambaram profusely for this gesture of goodwill and declared that bygones be bygones. This was followed by a remote control being operated and the Prime Minister declaring to the media that the announced, but long delayed boxing match between the two senior cabinet ministers was cancelled. The government passed a new order that any flyers announcing the event or any printed material referring to the event should be forwarded to Shri. Kapil Sibal.
