Karti Chidambaram appears before CBI in connection with corruption case Karti Chidambaram appears before CBI in connection with corruption case Karti Chidambaram, Son Of Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Appeared Before The CBIin Connection With A Corruption Case. Karti Was Directed By The Supreme Court To Appear For Questioning Before The CBI. PTI | Updated on: 23 Aug 2017, 02:07:53 PM New Delhi: Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, appeared before the CBI in connection with a corruption case. Karti was directed by the Supreme Court to appear for questioning before the CBI. The agency wants to examine him in connection with a Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance given to media group INX Media for receiving funds from Mauritius when his father P Chidambaram was the Union Finance Minister.