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Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram was also lodged in the same jail earlier.Earlier on Thursday, a court here sent Chidambaram to 14-day judicial custody in the INX Media case.The span will cover Chidambaram's 74th birthday - on September 16 - which he will have to spend locked up.The court has allowed the former Union Minister to take his medicines along with him. Since Chidambaram enjoys Z-category security, the court also allowed him to be kept in a separate cell with adequate arrangements for his security.The senior Congress leader, who was arrested by the CBI in the case last month and had undergone interrogation, will be lodged in Tihar Jail till September 19.With a high-profile undertrial like Chidambaram set to be lodged in the prison, one would expect special arrangements to be made.On being asked about any specific preparations, Director General of Prisons, Sandeep Goyal told : "A jail is a jail. We only follow the court's orders. No one lodged in a jail is special."He said Chidambaram would be treated like a normal prisoner.Chidambaram is facing trial for financial crimes and is also aged above 70 but Goyal only said "We will do what the jail manual says," as he brushed aside any security concerns.Jail No. 7 houses 600-700 inmates, the majority of whom are jailed for crimes against women though the block has traditionally been used to house economic offenders.The process to lodge Chidambaram will start with his thumbprint being taken on his entry into the jail as CBI officials will hand over all the legal documents to the jail staff to begin the official paperwork.The jail staff will be given details of the charges against the high-profile inmate who will need to inform them about his family details and who will come to visit him in jail.In view of his advanced age, he will be provided services of a physician to check his blood pressure at night. He may also be given personal use of the barrack that normally houses 10 inmates.Apart from his clothes, he will not be allowed to carry anything from his home.Chidambaram will also have to eat the jail's 'dal-roti' in plastic utensils or he can get food from the jail canteen.He will also be required to attend early morning prayers like all other inmates.A jail official, asked how new inmates are woken up in the morning, simply said: "Do you think a high-profile inmate like Chidambaram will be able to get any sleep in the jail cell on his first night?"( With inputs from IANS )

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