2G Verdict: Big Win For Us, Rahul Told Kanimozhi on Phone
A special court acquitted the 19 accused, including Kanimozhi, in the 2G ‘scam’ case.
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After being acquitted – along with all the other accused – in the 2G scam case, DMK leader Kanimozhi said “I would love to thank everyone who stood by me”.
The Rajya Sabha member, who is also the daughter of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, told News18 that Congress President Rahul Gandhi told her on phone that her acquittal is a big win for them.
She also said it is not easy to take accusations for something you haven’t done. She added that the acquittal means a lot to her party and to the cadre, after they have been repeatedly attacked due to the 2G scam allegations.
On being asked if the verdict will have any effect on the RK Nagar bypoll, which is taking place on the same day, the MP said she doesn’t think so, and that the DMK would anyhow win.
A special court, on Thursday, acquitted 19 accused, including former telecom minister A Raja, in the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case relating to the 2G scam.
Besides Raja and Kanimozhi, Special Judge OP Saini also acquitted Shahid Balwa, Vinod Goenka, Asif Balwa, Rajiv Aggarwal, Karim Morani, P Amirtham and Sharad Kumar in connection with the case.
In its charge-sheet, the ED had also named DMK supremo M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal as an accused in the case in which it had alleged that Rs 200 crore was paid by Swan Telecom (P) Ltd (STPL) promoters to DMK-run Kalaignar TV.
In its final report, the ED had named 10 individuals and nine companies as accused and listed them in the charge-sheet for the offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Besides Kalaignar TV, the other companies accused in the case were STPL (now Etisalat DB Telecom (P) Ltd), Kusegaon Realty (P) Ltd, Cineyug Media & Entertainment (P) Ltd, Dynamix Realty, Eversmile Construction Company (P) Ltd, Conwood Construction & Developers (P) Ltd, DB Realty Ltd and Mystical Construction (P) Ltd (earlier known as Nihar Constructions (P) Ltd).
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