Gurumurthy: Charges against Gadkari in Purti matter are wrong

November 20, 2012 17:11

This is what RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy says on Yashwant Sinha's demand for Nitin Gadkari's resignation as BJP president.

"TN asked for my reaction on Yashwant Sinha's statement I stand by what I have said The charges against Gadkari in Purti matter are wrong."

After the BJP core group met Nov 6, reading from a statement signed by Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad had said: "Shri Gadkari has no direct or indirect interest in the 18 investment companies which have invested in the Purti Group."

"S Gurumurthy, a chartered accountant and financial analyst, who has examined these documents and facts made a presentation to the party leaders. The meeting accepted the presentation of Shri Gurumurthy that there was no legal or moral wrong doing by Shri Nitin Gadkari," he said.

Gurumurthy is considered close to the RSS. Gadkari has enjoyed the backing of the RSS, the ideological mentor of the BJP.

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