DMK

For giving A Raja a Lok Sabha ticket despite corruption charges against him

A Raja has undoubtedly been the most disastrous minister of the UPA Government. The 2G scam starts at his doorstep and the loss to the exchequer, according to one estimate by the Comptroller and Auditor General, amounts to a whopping Rs 1,76,645 crore. After years of complete disdain for public outrage as the magnitude of the scam became more and more apparent, the law finally caught up with Raja. He was arrested by the CBI on 2 February 2011 and was in the investigation agency’s custody till 17 February 2011. After this, he had to spend 15 months in jail as an undertrial. Notwithstanding these dubious distinctions, the DMK has decided to field him once again this Lok Sabha election. The consideration is purely political, given that Raja is an important Dalit leader and has won Lok Sabha elections four times. But he is also probably being rewarded for keeping his mouth shut and not naming anyone else who partook in the spoils of the 2G scam.

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