DMK supremo Karunanidhi today extended support to embattled Home
Minister P Chidambaram, who is perhaps facing the toughest crisis in his
political career over a previously nondescript memorandum between
ministries on the 2G spectrum.
Although the veteran politician made the statement off-the-record, he said, “We aren’t opposing him. I’m not for doing anything that would affect a minister from Tamil Nadu.”
The DMK head went to the extent of saying that former Telecom Minister and DMK member A Raja, who is already in jail over the faulty spectrum pricing policy, should not demand a probe on Chidambaram.
“I don’t think Raja said that, since he and Chidambaram decided the 2G spectrum pricing together. But if he has, it’s wrong.”
Political battles have flared up with the appearance of the memorandum in public domain with the main Opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party gunning for Chidambaram’s head.
Former Telecom Minister Arun Shourie during the NDA regime called the communique between the Finance Ministry and the Prime Minister’s Office as the public visual of a ‘civil war’ within the Congress party.
The memorandum was sent by the Finance Ministry to the PMO and reportedly had the approval of senior Congress leader and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The furor created by the RTI discovered memorandum implicates Chidambaram’s role during his tenure as Finance Minister.
The memorandum reportedly mentions that Chidambaram as Finance Minister could have prevented the 2G scam, which has cost the exchequer a whooping Rs 76,00 crore as per CAG estimates.
Janata Party head Subramanium Swamy, who is a litigant in the 2G case told Times Now on Monday that he would provide the Supreme Court with more documents if needed to nail Chidambaram.
The matter will come up at the apex court at 2pm today.
The Supreme Court verdict could be a turning point in the career of India’s Home Minister.
Although the veteran politician made the statement off-the-record, he said, “We aren’t opposing him. I’m not for doing anything that would affect a minister from Tamil Nadu.”
The DMK head went to the extent of saying that former Telecom Minister and DMK member A Raja, who is already in jail over the faulty spectrum pricing policy, should not demand a probe on Chidambaram.
Home Minister P Chidambaram. Image courtesy PIB
Political battles have flared up with the appearance of the memorandum in public domain with the main Opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party gunning for Chidambaram’s head.
Former Telecom Minister Arun Shourie during the NDA regime called the communique between the Finance Ministry and the Prime Minister’s Office as the public visual of a ‘civil war’ within the Congress party.
The memorandum was sent by the Finance Ministry to the PMO and reportedly had the approval of senior Congress leader and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The furor created by the RTI discovered memorandum implicates Chidambaram’s role during his tenure as Finance Minister.
The memorandum reportedly mentions that Chidambaram as Finance Minister could have prevented the 2G scam, which has cost the exchequer a whooping Rs 76,00 crore as per CAG estimates.
Janata Party head Subramanium Swamy, who is a litigant in the 2G case told Times Now on Monday that he would provide the Supreme Court with more documents if needed to nail Chidambaram.
The matter will come up at the apex court at 2pm today.
The Supreme Court verdict could be a turning point in the career of India’s Home Minister.
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