Is it mere coincidence or something else that one or the other Congress leader creates controversy by his statement during an important election. This time, during the Bihar elections, the Congress leader is none other than P Chidambaram who has demanded restoration of article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

The demand is in sharp contrast with Hindu sentiments, which may go wrong for the Congress party. It was him who had called Lord Rama a fictional character on the Ram Set issue. The revelation now is that Chidambaram had demanded restoration of article 370 under pressure from central investigating agencies. The Congress leader might be playing in the hands of the saffron party because CBI, ED and IB have some of his important files.

It is not a new thing when a Congress leader has made an uncalled for statement during crucial elections. Mani Shankar Aiyar and Jairam Ramesh too had made controversial statements during 2014 general elections.