Congress leader Rashid Alvi has accused members within the party of weakening it, following P. Chidambaram’s recent remarks that the UPA government did not retaliate against Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks due to international pressure.

Alvi questioned why Chidambaram made the claim 16 years later, asking if it implied that he had acted under US pressure. “Such a statement will only benefit the BJP. If he disagreed at that time, he should have resigned," Alvi said while speaking to IANS , describing the internal dissent as akin to “a house catching fire because of its own lamp." Chidambaram had admitted that thoughts of retribution crossed his mind, but the government ultimately decided against military action.

P Chidambaram in an interview with a news channel claimed that the

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