CHENNAI: “I place the 2G verdict at your feet with gratitude,” said Tamil Nadu's 2G scam accused A Raja, to DMK chief M Karunanidhi. The letter made its way to the media a day after the former telecom minister and Karuna's daughter Kanimozhi were acquitted by a CBI court in Delhi. Raja writes in the letter, “You preserved me in snow. So I wouldn't dissolve in the spectrum battle. Who will punish those who tainted your 80-year old public life? The spectrum attack tainted an ideological movement. Spectrum politics gave a handle to those who couldn't shrink your governance.”
“My firm belief in the rightfulness of my actions as well as my faith in our nation's justice system is validated today. The decision for allocation of spectrum or radio waves that carry mobile voice signals, were in line with the National Telecom Policy and the recommendations of the telecom regulator TRAI.” Raja said he felt vindicated all along even prior to this judgement because the beneficial results of his actions were being enjoyed by the nation's public. “I had full faith in the judiciary and had cooperated fully with the trial and did not seek even single day adjournment. I also had the courage and confidence to step into witness box and give evidence and offer myself for cross examination by the CBI, which is very unusual in criminal trials in India,” he said.
He said the judge had repeatedly observed that his evidence was “cogent, credible, and consistent with the official records, in contrast with the evidence of the prosecution witnesses whose evidence has been rejected as untrustworthy.”
The 2G Spectrum scam is related to a group of politicians and government officials in Tamil Nadu who favoured particular companies at the cost of the public exchequer and “virtually gifted away important national assets”.
