"Today, due to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tahawwur Rana is being extradited, and the punishment for his actions will be decided in the country's court," he added.
Violence erupted in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Tuesday during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, with clashes between demonstrators and police resulting in stone-pelting and torched police vehicles.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of a series of development projects in Varanasi on Thursday, aimed at strengthening infrastructure and enhancing public services in his parliamentary constituency.
"Let the facts be clear: the Modi government did not initiate this process, nor did it secure any new breakthrough. It merely benefited from the mature, consistent, and strategic diplomacy begun under the UPA," Chidambaram added.
Speaking to the media, the senior Advocate said "This is a completely legal procedure. It is important to see what case is filed against him. I will not talk about it now. I will talk about it after the entire process is over."
BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday strongly criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of lying and disrespecting the country's laws and constitution. He said she is doing 'vote bank politics' in the name of secularism.
Tamil Nadu BJP President Annamalai on Thursday paid floral tributes to Kumari Anantham, a Congress leader and father of BJP leader Tamilisai Soundarajan in Chennai.