Goa chief minister Mohan Parrikar's press conference begins. Speaking on the Tehelka case, the CM said, "The state will not interfere in the probe but I want the law to take its own course." He says he wants no delays in conducting the probe as the matter is sensitive.

He said the media should maintain some restraint in reporting. He says Tejpal can do a sting and prove the Goa government is attempting to frame him.

"Nowhere has Tejpal admitted that he is a Congress stooge," says Parrikar reacting to the Tehelka chief's claim that the probe was a BJP campaign to defame him.

No monumental revelations, since Parrikar had said much of the same to a TV channel last night.

He also said he had told the Goa police not to succumb to pressure from any quarters.

Parrikar says he was a student of psychology (apart from being an IIT-ian) and Tejpal had apologised because he was 'guilt conscious', but later later realised that his statement would go against him, there was a flip-flop. "Sanyas should happen for life, not six months," says Parrikar.