Hours after the Madras High Court ruled that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has to face trial in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections case, the BJP demanded that the Congress government immediately sack him for the alleged malpractices. 

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi BJP president Nitin Gadkari said, "After the court's ruling it is clear that he is guilty of wrongdoing and therefore be sacked as Union Minister from UPA government."

Gadkari asked, "I want to ask why no action is being taken against P Chidambaram. Why Congress leadership is mum on the issue? Why is he not being expelled from the Union Cabinet? It seems that the Congress leadership is trying to protect him by keeping silent on the charges of corruption and alleged wrongdoings leveled against him. I want to make an appeal to PM Manmohan Singh to sack him as Union Minister in view of the court order,' he stated. 

AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa has also asked the PM to sack the home minister.