Enough evidence to chargesheet Maran: Attorney General

July 23, 2014 09:51

Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi has, according to sources, told the Central Bureau of Investigation, that there was enough evidence to file a chargesheet against former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi Maran in the Aircel-Maxis deal, in news that could spell trouble for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, meanwhile, said that the Aircel-Maxis deal was a big scam, which impeaches national security.

CBI, in its FIR filed in the case in 2011, had alleged that Maran as a telecom minister had coerced Sivasankaran to sell his entire stake in Aircel to Krishnan. In return, Maxis, the company owned by the Malaysian businessman, invested Rs. 650 crore in Sun TV network, run by the Marans.

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