Kanimozhi took Rs 200 cr to favour Swan: CBI || 2G spectrum scam full details

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New Delhi: DMK's first family is finally caught in the 2G web. DMK chief M Karunanidhi's daughter and DMK MP Kanimozhi has been charged for criminal conspiracy and accepting bribe by the CBI.

In its 48 page supplementary chargesheet, CBI has said that Kanimozhi was A Raja's co-conspirator and accepted a bribe of Rs 200 crore along with former telecom minister for awarding the 2G license to Swan Telecom.

Kalignar TV CEO Sharad Kumar, Cineyug Films Karim Morani, and Kusegaon Realty's Rajeev Agarwal and Asif Balwa are the other four charged in the supplementary chargesheet.

Additional charges have been slapped on A Raja for accepting bribes and on Shahid Balwa and Vinod Goenka for paying a bribe.

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Chacko, Deo frontrunners to head JPC

NEW DELHI: The choice of chairperson for the joint parliamentary committee on the 2G spectrum scam is veering to two veteran Congress MPs, P C Chacko and Kishore Chandra Deo. Another Congress MP being considered is Girija Vyas but her prospects seem slimmer.

Chacko is seen to be a reliable Congress old-timer and is on the panel of presiding officers in Lok Sabha. He has sometimes clashed with opposition BJP.

Deo was considered for the Speaker's post and is also, like Chacko, a dyed in the wool Congressman.

Deo heads the committee on public enterprises and enjoys a reputation for being a no-nonsense MP. He intervened strongly to protect the environmentally fragile Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh and does not have the interests that several wealthy MPs from the state have. 

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