Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 13 (NT): in the line of ED raids on early morning at Karti Chidambaram's  the premises, Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday defended his son  and said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials found nothing during the raid, therefore, took away a very few documents to excuse themselves.

Chidambaram roared over the ED and said that it has "no jurisdiction" to conduct such search operations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

"They (ED officials) searched and found nothing but since they had to justify themselves they took papers of a statement made by the government in the Parliament, a few years back. The ED has no jurisdiction to investigate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)," Chidambaram addressed in a press meet as quoted by ANI.

He also mentioned that there is no FIR with reference to a scheduled crime by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or any investigation agency.

"Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued notice on the cases filed by my son Karti Chidambaram. These cases have been filed some time ago, notices were issued yesterday and the respondents were asked to file their reply if they wish to and the cases posted for hearing on January 30. The main ground in the case is that there is no FIR in respect of a scheduled crime registered by any police agency including the CBI," Chidambaram further said.(NT)