No intelligence failure in Pune: Chidambaram

New Delhi, March 16 : There was no intelligence failure in Pune and the city's establishments, including the German Bakery, were informed about the terror threat, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Tuesday of the Feb 13 blasts in the city that claimed 17 lives.

"There was no intelligence failure. Enough intelligence was shared with the Maharashtra Police," Chidambaram said during question hour in the Lok Sabha.

He said the Pune police issued advisories in Marathi to all important establishments, including the German Bakery.

Replying to a supplementary by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule, he said: "Despite the intelligence shared, despite the advisories issued, the Pune blast occurred. It is a blot on our record."