Chennai, Dec. 21 -- Congress MP and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday called the National Herald matter a fabricated, a politically motivated case.

Addressing a press conference at Chennai's Satyamurthy Bhavan, Chidambaram alleged that the Enforcement Directorate has engaged in illegal actions. He asked how anyone could determine whether a transaction is legal or illegal when there is no money trail.

"It is a fabricated and politically motivated case... The Enforcement Directorate has committed a grave error. In fact, it has itself engaged in illegal actions... When there is no money transaction at all, how can anyone claim it is legal or illegal?... There is no information yet that the government has filed an appeal...