Sushma accuses Chidambaram of leaking letter on Varun security !!!

Deputy leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday accused home minister P Chidambaram of making public a letter he had written to her regarding security arrangements for BJP MP Varun Gandhi.

Swaraj also claimed that Chidambaram had requested her to keep it (the letter) a secret as it would defeat "the very purpose of providing security".

"Chidambaram had written the letter asking me to meet her to discuss Varun Gandhi's security and while I kept the matter a secret, he has leaked it to the media," Swaraj told reporters in the capital.

Swaraj claimed she had shown the letter only to senior party leader L K Advani.

"If Chidambaram wanted to keep security arrangements made for Varun Gandhi a secret then why did he leak it? I did not tell the press about it but now that it has been made public, I will be cornered (by the press) to reveal details of my meeting with Chidambaram after it takes place," she said, adding, he had "violated propriety" by doing so.

Swaraj is likely to meet the home minister to discuss Varun's security matter on Thursday. She said she would also raise the issue of the leaked letter.

The letter was later made public by the ministry of home affairs.

In the letter, Chidambaram states that he did not want to discuss Varun's security in Parliament as it "would defeat the very purpose of providing security to Varun Gandhi".

"I, therefore, suggest that, if you wish, you may kindly meet me and I shall take you into confidence about the security cover provided to Varun," the letter said.