NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader Raashid Alvi on Wednesday slammed his colleague P Chidambaram after he said that India decided not to retaliate against Pakistan after 26/11 Mumbai attacks due to pressure from the United States. Alvi questioned why Chidamabaram is making such a claim after 16 years and said that such remarks will only benefit the BJP . "Does this mean he was working under US pressure? Such a statement will only benefit the BJP. Why is Chidambaram making this claim after 16 years?" Alvi asked. "If he disagreed at that time, he should have resigned. Many within the Congress want to weaken the party. It is like a house catching fire because of its own lamp," he added. This comes a day after Chidambaram said that the idea of retaliation “did cross [his] m

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