Among The Key Accused In The Case Are:

The cbi had alleged that former telecom minister a raja knew top db group officials shahid balwa and vinod goenka from the time he was environment minister (2004. Former telecom minister and dmk leader a raja has been acquitted in rs 1.76 trillion 2g scam case. The other 16 accused including dmk leader kanimozhi and three.

At The Time, I Was Assigned The Telecom Beat, In Addition To Several Other Ministry Beats.

Following the allegations, raja had to resign from the telecommunications and it ministry on 14 november 2010. By almost any measure, andimuthu raja, who had no background in telecommunications or in business, seemed an unlikely candidate to be the government. Then telecom minister a raja, rajya sabha mp and dmk leader m kanimozhi and then telecom secretary siddharth behura.

He Is Accused Of Using His Post To Sell Off Valuable Mobile.

Raja, who is the prime accused, and others have been charged with receiving kickbacks for giving away additional spectrum to telecom companies at throwaway prices. The cbi and ed estimated that raja could have made as much as rs. Former upa telecom minister a raja, dmk rajya sabha mp kanimozhi and 15 others were acquitted on thursday, 21 december, of charges in the 2g spectrum scam.

He Was Elected As The Member Of The 15 Th Lok Sabha From Nilgiris Constituency.

In an extraordinary twist, a special cbi court on thursday acquitted all accused, including former telecom minister a raja and dmk mp kanimozhi, in the rs. The 2g scam is the alleged. A court in india grants bail to former telecoms minister andimuthu raja after 15 months in jail.

A Raja Took Over As Telecom Minister In May, 2007.

Former telecom minister a raja, dmk mp kanimozhi and other accused in 2g scam were acquitted by a special cbi court in new delhi today. Raja is an indian politician belonging to dravida munnetra kazhagam (dmk) party of tamil nadu. Raja is now at the center of what may turn out to be the biggest political corruption scandal in indian history.