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2011-05-19 16:30:00
New York: Former Telecom Minister A Raja, at the centre of the 2G spectrum allocation scam, has earned the dubious distinction of figuring in the list of Timemagazine's "an ignominious club of privileged leaders who stepped too far".
2011-05-19 16:30:00
New York: Former Telecom Minister A Raja, at the centre of the 2G spectrum allocation scam, has earned the dubious distinction of figuring in the list of Timemagazine's "an ignominious club of privileged leaders who stepped too far".
The 2G scam is ranked No 2 in the list of scandals and scams in the all-time Top 10 Abuses of Power, only next to ex-American president Richard Nixon's 'Plumbers', a secret unit tasked with digging up dirt on Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg.
Raja, who is cooling his heels in New Delhi's Tihar jail, has beaten some tough contenders to be ranked second and be ahead of Libyan strongman Muammar Gadhafi, North Korean autocratic leader Kim Jong-II and skirt-chasing Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi.
Raja's lawyer when contacted said he did not want to comment on the report.
The Time write-up on the India's Telecoms Scandal says, "In recent months, India's ruling coalition government has been rocked by an epic corruption scandal that has challenged its once unbreakable grip on power."
The Time report while including the DMK leader in its list also did not have any kind words for Indian democracy or the judiciary.
A notorious India's shame and a dubious distinction that we all should lower our heads in embarrassment.
Also read, "Where is all the sleaze money of atleast Rs. 35, 200 to Rs. 33, 600/- of 2-G Spectrum gone???” at http://prmadhura3.blogspot.com/2011/05/where-all-sleaze-money-of-atleast-rs-35.html
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