Delhi: FormerUnion minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi were granted bail on today by a Delhi court in a case related to the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The two leaders were charged with money-laundering a bribe of Rs.200 crore in the 2G scam when Raja was Telecom Minister in 2008.
Both the DMK leaders, currently out on bail, have spent time in jail after the CBI chargesheeted them in one of India’s biggest political scams in recent times. Earlier in the day, Kanimozhi’s step-mother and DMK chief Karunanidhi’s wife, Dayalu Ammal, one of the 19 accused in the case, was also granted bail in the same case.
The case relates to the receipt of Rs.200 crore by Kalaignar TV, in which Dayalu Ammal owns 60 per cent stake. The remaining stakes were shared equally by Karunanidhi’s daughter (by another wife) Kanimozhi and channel CEO Sharad Kumar.
The money received by Kalaignar TV is alleged to be a bribe from Dynamix Realty through Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd and Cineyug Films Pvt Ltd, connected to Shahid Usman Balwa of Swan Telecom.
Bureau Report
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