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Can the PM sack DMK's A Raja?
NDTV Correspondent, Updated: November 11, 2010 10:18 IST
Chennai: From being a lawyer in rural Tamil Nadu to becoming the
Telecom Minister, A Raja has come a long way, but with the Opposition
demanding his ouster over 2G spectrum allotment, will he resign? No
way, say DMK sources. The reason: Raja has emerged as the dalit face
of the DMK, and enjoys a good rapport with his party chief
Karunanidhi.
That's why, when Karunanidhi's grand nephew Dayanidhi Maran stepped
down as IT Minister during UPA 1, Raja was the automatic choice to
replace him. He retains the post in UPA 2 as well.
Raja has got embroiled in two major allegations - the spectrum scam,
and his alleged telephone call to a Chennai High Court judge for a
favourable order.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has indicted Raja in its
report submitted to the government on the 2G spectrum allotment that
have caused a loss of over Rs. 1.76 lakh crore to the exchequer.
So far Karunanidhi has gone soft on him. The CBI that's probing the
spectrum scam, recently raided offices of the Telecom department, but
the DMK maintains Raja is targeted as he's a dalit, and the government
is yet to act against Raja.
"Whose prerogative is it to have or not to have Raja in the Cabinet?
Is it the PM's or Karunanidhi's? I'd put the blame on Manmohan Singh.
While no one takes it seriously, why should Karunanidhi alone take is
seriously?" questioned Cho Ramaswamy, Political Analyst.
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