Whether Maran received indirect stakes from AIRCEL?

Whether Maran received indirect stakes from AIRCEL?

AFTER A RAJA former DMK Minister, the CBI’s next target in the 2G spectrum scam is Dayanidhi Maran the present Minister. Perhaps the youngest minister at 38, he served as telecom minister in UPA-1 from May 2004 to May 2007. He fell out of favour with his grand uncle, DMK supremo M Karunanidhi, but returned in 2009 as textiles minister in UPA-2. The CBI suspects he has indirect stakes in Aircel, which he allegedly promoted during his stint as telecom minister.



A CBI source told TEHELKA that there is a watertight case against Raja and DB Group MD Shahid Balwa. “We have tracked 2G spectrum money worth Rs. 200 crore, which was transferred from DB Group to DMK’s Kalaignar TV,” said a source. “We are only waiting for a reply to our letter rogatory (LR) sent to Mauritius about a month ago.” This query is about Mauritius- based Delphi Investments, which has stakes in Swan Telecom. The reply will only throw up names of some more beneficiaries in the scam. The puzzle about Unitech’s role is also more or less solved. The CBI will next investigate the allocation of spectrum during Maran’s stint.



JUSTICE PATIL’S report has also faulted Maran’s functioning. Recounting procedural lapses, the report says that Maran did not consult the Telecom Commission, the telecom department’s decision-making body, and ignored the Group of Ministers (GOM) while taking crucial policy decisions.



Intrigued by all this, the CBI is likely to summon Sivasankaran, Dr Reddy and Maxis Communications owners for questioning. The CBI is in the process of sending an LR to Malaysia to ascertain details of Maxis’ ownership, the sources say, while adding that Maran will also be questioned.



In his asset declaration for 2009-10, Maran did not appear to be particularly well-heeled, declaring only Rs.6.87 crore. He also owns a Mercedes valued at Rs. 8.10 lakh and a Toyata Innova at Rs. 12.24 lakh. His successor Raja appears to be even worse off, with assets of only Rs. 1.95 crore in 2009-10. The CBI has tracked Raja’s hidden money. Now it’s the turn of Maran.



Union textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran on Tuesday issued a legal notice to Tehelka magazine calling its report — that he had deliberately delayed clearing application for licenses of certain telecom companies in 2006 —a blatant and concocted lie. Maran, a grand nephew of former Tamil Nadu CM and DMK supremo M Karunanidhi, accused Tehelka of pursuing a jaundiced form of investigative journalism. According to the Tehelka report, Maran’s decision pressurized the telecom firm Aircel to strike a deal with Maxis. Tehelka said in a statement that it was yet to receive the notice. “We are told that Dayanidhi Maran has sent us a notice but we haven’t received it yet.



What Tehelka going to reply? we have to wait and see.

Do you remember Kalaignar Karunanidhi and his family? இவர்களைத் தெரிகிறதா உங்களுக்கு?

Do you remember Kalaignar Karunanidhi and his family? இவர்களைத் தெரிகிறதா உங்களுக்கு?

DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi doesn’t have any immoveable property, not even a car, but along with two wives owns moveable assets worth Rs.. 41.13 crore, as per his election affidavit.


Karunanidhi has moveable assets of around Rs. 4.93 crore as bank deposits and cash on hand, the affidavit filed by him while submitting his nomination for Thiruvarur assembly seat for the April 13 polls on March 24.


Karunanidhi has declared moveable assets of Rs. 15.34 crore for his first wife, Dayalu Ammal, and Rs. 20.83 crore for his second wife Rajathi Ammal.


Dayalu Ammal has a share of Rs. 6 crore in Kalaignar TV, while Rajathi Ammal has a share of Rs. 2.5 crore in West Gate Logistics Pvt. Ltd., and other investment in business to the tune of Rs. 2.57 crore.


Due to Karunanidhi and DMK Ministers unaccounted huge wealth; the money is being distributed for the voters in the election in several ways. The rulers are not having any morality to win the elections by telling the people the schemes what they have done to them. Candidates are also using promissory notes and couriers to vote and to evade EC


Chief electoral officer Praveen Kumar said it was like a cat and mouse game. “The parties are more in number and they have many chips to play. Money distribution has not reduced this time, it has only gone underground. We have received complaints of parties recharging people’s cell phones by bribe and giving them discount coupons that can be redeemed.


You can see Karunanidhi along with his other wealthy family member’s thro’ the Video. Thanks to Jaya TV.

Corruption Congress!

Corruption Congress!


The Congress party and the UPA government are already battling daily with various allegations of corruption. Tamil weekly magazine Ananda Vikatan in its issue dated 2-2-2011 has explained the continuing scams in Congress-UPA Goverbment giving tile as “Corruption Congress”. We are telling the Tamil story thro “You Tube.”


2G Spectrum Scam.


Former Telecom Minister A Raja was today [2-2-2011] arrested along with his two former associates in connection with the 2G spectrum scam. Raja arrived at the CBI headquarters this morning, a day after his brother A K Perumal was questioned by the CBI about alleged funding of some front organisations owned by Telecom companies which had been allocated spectrum from October 2007 to January 2008, official sources said.


Raja, his former personal secretary R K Chandolia and former Telecom Secretary Siddartha Behura were arrested for allegedly abusing their official position and manipulating the tendering procedures to benefit certain telecom companies in getting the spectrum.


Raja was forced to resign on November 14 last year in the wake of the CAG report which held that the spectrum allocation at undervalued prices resulted in a notional loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the state exchequer.


CWG Scam.


The Shunglu Committee has indicted Lalli and Aruna Sharma for allegedly causing Rs. 135 crore loss to the exchequer in awarding to the British firm the broadcasting rights for the Commonwealth Games.


The Shunglu report said: "There were deliberate delays in following schedules, creating emergency situations leaving virtually no option for re-tender or for exploring other competitive avenues in the face of high rates quoted".


"Acts of omission and commission, including suppression of critical information necessary for informed decisions, undue favours to service providers, inappropriate changes in contractual terms and terms and conditions and false recording of minutes by key functionaries were also observed," the report added.


Adarsh scam


A day after registering a case in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, the CBI carried out searches at premises in Maharashtra and Bihar of three main accused, including a retired Army officer and a Congress leader, named in the FIR.


The searches were conducted at the residences and other places of the society's general secretary R.C. Thakur, retired Brigadier M M Wanchoo and Congress leader K.L. Gidwani in various parts of Maharashtra and Bihar.


The office of the Adarsh society located in posh Colaba here was among the places raided. The raids come a day after the CBI filed an FIR naming 13 people, including former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and some retired senior Army officials.


Bofors scam


The Bofors ghost returned to haunt the Congress party with an income tax tribunal saying that kickbacks of Rs 41 crore were paid to late Win Chaddha and Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the Howitzer gun deal and that they are liable to pay tax in India on such income.


Quattrocchi was known to be close to the Gandhi family and tribunal's observations in the Bofors episode may have come at an inopportune time for the Congress and the government. Quattrocchi left India in 1993 even as a CBI case was filed on kickbacks in the deal.


People must take a vow in not voting for the corrupted politicians.

Vijayakanth says main reason for the ruin of Tamil race in Srilanka is Karunanidhi.

Vijayakanth says main reason for the ruin of Tamil race in Srilanka is Karunanidhi.


விஜயகாந்தின் முழக்கம் “இலங்கையில் ஒரு இனமே அழிஞ்சதற்கு முழுக்காரணம் கருணாநிதிதான்.”


ஊழலற்ற ஆட்சி தமிழகத்தில் அமைக்கப்படவேண்டும் என்ற உன்னத கருத்துக்கருவூலத்தின் காவலனாக, எழுச்சி மிகு தமிழக மக்களின் இதய நாயகனாக, இமயத்தின் உச்சியைத்தாண்டும் அளவிற்கு உயர்ந்து நிற்கிறார் புரட்சிக்கலைஞர் விஜயகாந்த்.சேலத்தில் 9-1-2011 அன்று நடைபெற்ற தே.மு.தி.க மாநாட்டில், ஊழல் புரியும் புல்லுருவிகளின் முகத்திரையை மக்களுக்கு உரித்துக்காட்டி”ஏழைகள் இருக்கும் வரை இலவசங்கள் தொடரும்னு கருணாநிதி சொல்லியிருக்காரு, நான் சொல்றேன் கருணாநிதி இருக்கும் வரை ஏழைகள் இருப்பாங்க” என்று புயலின் வேகத்தை மிஞ்சும் தன பேச்சிலே கலைஞருக்கு பாடம் புகட்டி இருக்கிறார் விஜயகாந்த்.


விஜயகாந்த் அவர்களின் முழக்கத்தை ஓரளவுக்கு நண்பர்களுக்கு சொல்லியிருக்கிறேன்.


தைப்பொங்கல் திருநாள் மலரப்போகும் இந்த நேரத்தில்,எனது நண்பர்களுக்கு என் இனிய பொங்கல் நல் வாழ்த்துக்களை தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கிறேன். நன்றி, வணக்கம்.

Actor Vijayakanth said his priority was to oust Karunanidhi’s “corruption regime.”

Actor Vijayakanth said his priority was to oust Karunanidhi’s “corruption regime.”

Addressing a public meeting as part of the state conference of the DMDK, Vijayakanth said on Sunday [9-1-2011] at Gajjalanaicken Patty near Salem no outfit can come to power in Tamil Nadu without aligning with his DMDK. Amid expectations that he would formally announce the DMDK-AIADMK tie-up at a public meeting in Salem, Vijayakanth merely said his priority was to oust Karunanidhi’s “corruption regime” in Tamil Nadu. As for alliances, he told party cadres “leave the decision to me. I will take a decision without hurting your self-respect and the future of your party.” He said he would neither be a slave nor allow his party men to be enslaved by anybody.


He described the Karunanidhi regime in Tamil Nadu as the “most corrupt and anti-people” in the history of the state and promised followers that the DMDK would soon be a part of a winnable alliance that can protect the state from ‘family misrule’.


“Don’t worry about the alliance. I will decide on it very soon keeping in mind the larger interests of the state. The priority is dislodging the DMK regime here,’’ he said. The entire gathering, comprising thousands of party workers, raised their hands favouring an alliance that can dethrone the DMK government. Vijayakanth devoted the more than one and half hour speech to attacking chief minister M Karunanidhi, who according to Vijayakanth was “the main enemy” of the state and its people.


Describing the ensuing assembly election as a “Dharma Yudh”, Vijayakanth declared that nobody could rule the state without his party’s support. He also made it clear that he would lead the fight against DMK “from the front”.


People’s main response is to support the parties whichever coming to fight against corruption in our country. Our friends can see some of the Video scenes thro “You Tube”. Thanks to Caption TV.

Whether M.K.Alagiri will succeed in distancing Kanimozhi and tainted Raja from party affairs.

Whether M.K.Alagiri will succeed in distancing Kanimozhi and tainted Raja from party affairs.


Last few days back in the alliance with the Congress that bothered Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi earlier, now it is rebellion from a family member that is threatening to cause him embarrassment. Sources say Union minister and Karunanidhi’s older son M K Alagiri is threatening to step down as Union minister for chemicals and fertilizers and quit from the party post of south organising secretary, expressing unhappiness over “several issues, both personal and those relating to party affairs”.


A day after the renewed friendship between the Congress and the DMK, marked by a quote by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the alliance remained strong, talk of Alagiri putting pressure on his father with two resignation letters dominated a DMK high-level meeting and threatened to sour the upbeat mood. Sources close to the family said M.K.Alagiri met Karunanidhi on January 1 to greet him on the New Year and hand over his resignation letters “to convey his displeasure over several matters”.


The DMK grapevine has it that Alagiri laid down certain demands, threatening to resign if the party leadership failed to fulfill them. MK Alagiri has laid down certain demands, threatening to resign as Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers if the leadership failed to fulfil them.


The issues included distancing of his sister and Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi and spectrum scam ‘tainted’ former Union minister A Raja from party affairs and a “important role” for himself in the party administration, particularly in the run-up to the state polls. Alagiri, according to sources, also expressed unhappiness over the fallout of the controversial Radia tapes and a decision by his father to donate his Gopalapuram residence, where he and his siblings grew up, for establishing a hospital.


Close associates said Alagiri had earlier directed the organisers of a government function to be held near Madurai on Wednesday to drop his name from the invitation. Interestingly, his younger brother and deputy chief minister M K Stalin will be the chief guest.


Undeterred by the recent CBI raids on its premises for suspected links in the 2G spectrum scam, Tamil Maiyam, the socio-cultural forum promoted by Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi and priest-turned activist Jagath Gasper Raj, is gearing up to organise the 5th edition of the annual folk arts extravaganza, ‘Chennai Sangamam’ from January 12 to 17.


Rev Jagath Gasper Raj estimated that the Chennai Sangamam could cost about 4 crore. Interestingly, Sadhick Batcha, a confidante of former telecom minister A Raja and a suspected beneficiary in the 2G spectrum scam, told Times of India recently that his business group, Green House Promoters, had paid 5 lakh donation for the conduct of Chennai Sangamam in 2006-2007.


It is to be watched whether M.K.Alagiri will succeed in his attempt of distancing of his sister and Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi and spectrum scam ‘tainted’ former Union minister A Raja from party affairs.

Kalaignar Karunanidhi 26 Cr assets in 2006, now it comes down to 6 Cr?

Kalaignar Karunanidhi 26 Cr assets in 2006, now it comes down to 6 Cr?

Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi on 1-12-2010 in a statement, he claimed his total assets amounted to only 6.01 crore, which included 5.66 crore in fixed deposits and 35 lakh of deposits in savings bank accounts.

 

 He said he had received 100 crore by selling his equity in Sun TV in October 2005 when his grand nephews Kalanithi and Dayanidhi Maran expressed their desire to fully own the company, but chose to distribute much of the post tax receipts of 77.5 crore among his children and kept only 10 crore for himself.

Out of that, 5 crore was donated to the Kalaignar Karunanidhi Trust. The balance, along with the accrued interest, was the only savings he had in his life, he said.

 But Kaunanidhi had declared total assets worth 26 crore while filing his nomination papers for the 2006 assembly elections. As the law requires that candidates should also include wealth in the names of their spouses, he had then included details of fixed deposits and bank accounts in the name of Dayalu and Rajathi, totally amounting to about 18 crore. [Total assets 44 Cr]
  

 His elder son and Union chemicals and fertiliser minister M K Alagiri was worth 13 crore in 2009, covering both immovable and moveable property.
Younger son and Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister M K Stalin’s assets were
worth 13.61 crore in 2004 and sister Kanimozhi had assets worth 8.45 crore when she filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections in 2007. Karunanidhis another daughter Selvi never declared her assets because she never filed any nomination for the elections.  

Kalaignar also told that he was the only Chief Minister living in the street house.

To our remembrance Rajaji lived in a house in the Buzzullah street, T,Nagar and Kamaraj, Bakthavathchalam and Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi were living in others houses. Moreover to our knowledge that no previous chief minister’s sons were crorepathis in Tamil Nadu. The freedom fighters who have fought for the India’s Independence now eagerly standing in the queue for their monthly pensions.

Any how we appreciate Karunanidhi’s tireless service to his party and it is our wish that all people must follow the foot step of Kalaignar and work hard and come up in their carrier as Crorepathis.

Kindly hear the speeches of former Congress leader Dindivanam Ramamurthy thro; “You Tube”. Thanks to “Jaya TV”.

Telephone Talk between Nira Radia, A.Raja and Kanimozhi.

Telephone Talk between Nira Radia, A.Raja and Kanimozhi.

CORPORATE lobbyist Nira Radia admitted before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials that she was liaising with tainted former telecom minister A. Raja on behalf of her client Tata Teleservices. Nira Radia got Rs 60 crore for 'consultancy'


Radia asserted in a statement released by her company Vaishnavi Corporate Communications, that her only client Tata Teleservices has been discriminated against over the years and therefore suffered huge losses."The new CAG report also clearly states that Tata Teleservices, has been unfairly discriminated against in the allotment of spectrum," she said.


The directorate recorded Radia's 20-page statement in her own handwriting regarding her role in the 2G spectrum scandal. "The statement was recorded under Section 50 of the Money Laundering Act which is admissible as evidence before a court of law," an ED officer said.


The I-T department in November 2009 had tapped phones of Radia and gathered information about nexus between politicians, officials, business tycoons and senior journalists.


The Radia tapes controversy relates to the telephonic conversations between Nira Radia, a professional lobbyist and telecom minister A. Raja. The conversations with M.Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi are also available in the tapes.In the recorded conversations between Nira Radia and prominent figures, referred to as the Radia Tapes, several prominent figures are heard in conversation with Radia


We are publishing a bit of conversation tapped in the Radia Tapes between Nira Radia and A.Raja former Telecom Minister and M. Kanimozhi M.P.

Vaiko says Raja quits only under PM’s pressure.

Vaiko says Raja quits only under PM’s pressure.

Unrelenting pressure from the Congress finally forced A Raja to resign as the telecom minister. The party’s stand was conveyed to the Tamil Nadu chief minister by Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee just after Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi decided to take a tough stand after a discussion with Manmohan Singh.


As Raja boarded a flight to Delhi at 6pm on Sunday [14-11-2010], A Raja continued to insist that there was no question of his resigning as IT and communications minister. But by the time he landed, it was a different story. Unrelenting pressure from the Congress on the eve of a crucial hearing in the Supreme Court and what promised to be another day of stormy protests in Parliament — forced DMK boss M Karunanidhi to get a reluctant Raja to finally resign.


“In order to avoid embarrassment to the government and maintain peace and harmony in Parliament, my leader M Karunanidhi has advised me to resign,” Raja told media persons after submitting his papers to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He asserted that this should not be interpreted as an acknowledgement of guilt, claimed his conscience was clear and aggressively defended his performance as minister.


November 14th 10pm DMK issues statement announcing Raja’s resignation. Says decision taken to ensure Parliament is not stalled 10.30pm Raja meets PM and resigns


MDMK general secretary Vaiko said the events that led to the resignation of Union minister A Raja showed that he had done so only under pressure from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The PM would have otherwise sacked him, Vaiko said in a statement here on Monday. The magnitude of the scam was such that Raja would not be the only beneficiary, he argued, and added that a joint parliamentary committee probe was necessary to expose and book all those who had shared the “booty”.

Tirupathi Thiru Venkatanathaa Saranam.

Tirupathi Thiru Venkatanathaa Saranam.


திருவேங்கட மலை என்னும் திருப்பதி தமிழகத்தின் வட எல்லையாக விளங்கியதை பழமையான தமிழ் நூல்கள் நமக்கு கூறுகின்றன. இந்த திருப்பதி தலத்தில் சந்திரன் வேங்கடவனை பூசித்து பல நலன்களும் பெற்றான். தொல்காப்பியர் தமிழகத்திற்கு திருவேங்கடத்தை வட எல்லையாகக் கூறியுள்ளார்.


“ வட வேங்கடம் தென்குமரி


ஆயிடைத்தமிழ் கூறும் நல்லுலகம்.”


வேங்கட நாதா சரணம்.


The Tirumala temples nestle amidst the peaks of the seven hills of Tirumala. The temple can be approached from Tirupati by a 15 km. Road; it is a pleasant drive many pilgrims even today take this path by foot making an 11 km. trek to the temple.


For the devotees, the deity Venkateshwara symbolizes goodness; with his conch he creates the cosmic sound that destroys ignorance. Venkateshwara is considered to be the most powerful Hindu deity, he is believed to be the fulfiller of every wish made to him by the devotees.


Sri Srinivasa Saranam.