New Delhi: Congress leader and former Union home minister P Chidambaram made a startling revelation in an interview with ABP Live by saying that he was in favour of a retaliatory strike against Pakistan in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks of 2008, but was ultimately overruled.

In the interview, the Congress veteran spoke about the behind-the-scenes decisions after he assumed charge as the home minister immediately after the attacks, and the government’s stance on not retaliating or bringing the perpetrators to justice. ADVERTISEMENT

“I became home minister the day after the attack. The then Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, called me to shift me from finance to the home ministry. When I initially refused, I was told that Mrs (Sonia) Gandhi, who was Congress president at

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