Rahul Gandhi expresses gratitude toward Chidambaram, others for 'protecting party'

New Delhi, Mar 17 Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, while addressing the Plenary Session, thanked senior party leaders like Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, P Chidambaram and others for protecting the party.

"Soniaji, Manmohan Singhji, Chidambaramji, Amarinderji and all our senior leaders who are available here have fought for the Congress party. I would like to convey my heartful thanks to them that they battled for the party and protected it," Rahul Gandhi said.

The Congress scion further included that the adolescent in the gathering can be taken forward with the direction of the senior leaders.

"In the event that the youngsters take the Congress party forward it will be with the assistance of seniors. My work is to bring the seniors and the youth together," Rahul Gandhi included.

Meanwhile, P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram is involved in a money laundering case for supposedly encouraging Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) leeway for INX Media Ltd. The FIPB freedom was made when Chidambaram was the fund serve in the Congress-drove United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.