NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday morning raided Congress leader and MP Karti Chidambaram, who son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, in multiple cities across the country.

Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, has also tweeted a taunt about the raid.

He wrote, "I forgot to count how many times this happened. This will be a record."

I have lost count, how many times has it been? Must be a record.

— Karti P Chidambaram (@KartiPC) May 17, 2022

The CBI is conducting searches at multiple locations (Residence and office) of Congress leader Karti Chidambaram, in connection with an ongoing case, Karti’s office said,

Tamil Nadu | Police presence at Congress leader P Chidambaram's residence in Chennai as CBI searches multiple locations of his son Karti Chidambaram in connection with an ongoing case pic.twitter.com/LQIv9LdCHX

— ANI (@ANI) May 17, 2022

According to news agency, the CBI has registered a new case against Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram for taking illegal benefits. According to officials, after the registration of the FIR, the CBI on Tuesday raided their 9 locations in Chennai and at different places in the country.

Karti Chidambaram is being investigated in several cases, including the one relating to Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to INX Media for receiving foreign funds to the tune of Rs 305 crore when his father P Chidambaram was the finance minister.