Amid a political storm in West Bengal over ED raids, the I-PAC said it set an “unsettling precedent”, but vowed full cooperation in accordance with the law.

The Union Budget for 2025-26 will be tabled in Parliament on February 1 – a Sunday – and the Economic Survey, which is a precursor to the budget document, will be presented by Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on January 29.

Ultimately, ‘Jana Nayagan’ will get a certification and will be released. But the damage – or the momentum – may already be inflicted. And, when it does, all this courtroom drama will only bolster its opening at the box office.