Arrested aide was tortured, claims Maran

January 22, 2015 10:09

Maran met with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M Karunanidhi today following the arrest of his aides by CBI.

"CBI torturing, forcing the arrested three persons to give statements against me," alleged former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran .

"I am being singled out. CBI fixing me to please RSS."

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday night arrested three people, including V Gowthaman, the then additional private secretary of Dayanidhi Maran, in connection with alleged allotment of more than 300 high-speed telephone lines to the then telecom minister's residence in Chennai which were extended to his brother's TV channel.

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