The Union Budget of India for the year 1997–98, also called the Dream Budget by the Indian media, was presented on February 28, 1997, by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.
On 29 February 2008, P. Chidambaram, at the time Finance Minister of India, announced a relief package for farmers which included the complete waiver of loans given to small and marginal farmers.
A high-level panel, headed by Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram, submitted to Finance Minister P. Chidambaram its report on the alleged irregularities at the National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL).
The story of Chidambaram begins with Lord Shiva strolling into the Thillai Vanam (vanam meaning forest and thillai trees - botanical name Exocoeria agallocha, a species of mangrove trees - which currently grows in the Pichavaram wetlands near Chidambaram).