New Delhi:
DMK chief M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi appeared in court again this morning along with others accused in the 2G scam case. (Read: Who is Kanimozhi?)
Yesterday, the Delhi court had rejected the DMK Rajya Sabha MP's bail application and ordered her immediate arrest. She was then sent to Tihar Jail.
When Kanimozhi came to court today, she managed to smile as she met her husband and greeted the party workers who were waiting outside the court for her. Her mother, Rajathi Ammal, broke down when she met Kanimozhi. Surrounded by many party workers, the two then sat together in the court, holding hands.
"I'm ok. Have to now deal with whatever comes my way," Kanimozhi told NDTV in court, putting up a brave front. (Read: Kanimozhi's first night in Tihar jail)
On Friday, Kanimozhi was asked to be present in court today. The court was expected to deliver its order on the bail pleas of Asif Balwa and Rajeev Aggarwal, both directors of Kusegaon Realty. They have been charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating and corruption in the 2G scam case. The order has now been deferred till May 24.
The court is also expected to deliver its order next week on the anticipatory bail plea of Cineyug Films promoter Karim Morani, who was also named by the CBI as a co-accused in its second chargesheet.
Morani hasn't appeared in court so far. His lawyers say that he's undergone surgeries and is still recuperating in hospital.
Kanimozhi has been chargesheeted by the CBI for allegedly conspiring with former Telecom Minister A Raja and accepting a Rs. 214-crore bribe via Kalaignar TV. Raja, her party MP and Dalit leader, has been in Tihar Jail since February for allegedly planning and executing the 2G scam when he was Telecom Minister in 2008. A company that he favoured allegedly sent him the massive bribe.
The bail plea of Kalaignar TV Managing Director Sharath Kumar was also rejected by Special CBI Judge OP Saini on Friday. He too was taken to jail. Kanimozhi and Kumar hold 20 per cent stake each in Kalaignar TV, while former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's wife and Kanimozhi's step mother Dayalu Ammal holds 60 per cent share.
Justice Saini said bail had been dismissed due to the magnitude of the crime and said given the seriousness of the allegations, he was unable to show any consideration to her being a woman. Kanimozhi's lawyer had argued that she should be given reprieve on the grounds that she was a woman and mother to a young child. Bail has not been granted to any of the accused in the case.
Order on their bail plea had been deferred repeatedly. The last hearing on May 14 was a day after the results of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections were announced. The DMK, which ruled the state for the last five years, got a severe drubbing. It's thus come as a double blow to the DMK and Karunanidhi - Kanimozhi is largely believed to be his favourite child. (Watch: Sad about Kanimozhi's arrest, says Karunanidhi)
Kanimozhi had appeared before the court for the first time on May 6 complying with the summons issued to her after the second chargesheet filed by the CBI named her as an accused in the case. She was directed by the court to be personally present till her bail was decided upon. Kanimozhi was earlier granted exemption for May 12 and 13 as she and Sharath Kumar were to appear before the Income Tax office in Chennai.
In court, noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani argued for Kanimozhi and blamed Raja for the wrongs attributed to her - he said she had neither signed any documents nor handled affairs of the television company.
Kanimozhi had on one occasion remarked that "my misfortune is that I am Karunanidhi's daughter and an MP. I have 20 per cent shares in Kalaignar TV. Show me one overt act of mine which relates to the offence."
The CBI, on the other hand, opposed her bail saying her "complicity" in the alleged bribe given to Kalaignar TV in the 2G scam is clear. "The transactions are nothing but the transfer of bribe money to Kalaignar TV. Kumar (MD of the channel) alone cannot be held responsible when a family is having the controlling shares," Special Public Prosecutor UU Lalit had said.
(With PTI inputs)
Yesterday, the Delhi court had rejected the DMK Rajya Sabha MP's bail application and ordered her immediate arrest. She was then sent to Tihar Jail.
When Kanimozhi came to court today, she managed to smile as she met her husband and greeted the party workers who were waiting outside the court for her. Her mother, Rajathi Ammal, broke down when she met Kanimozhi. Surrounded by many party workers, the two then sat together in the court, holding hands.
"I'm ok. Have to now deal with whatever comes my way," Kanimozhi told NDTV in court, putting up a brave front. (Read: Kanimozhi's first night in Tihar jail)
On Friday, Kanimozhi was asked to be present in court today. The court was expected to deliver its order on the bail pleas of Asif Balwa and Rajeev Aggarwal, both directors of Kusegaon Realty. They have been charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating and corruption in the 2G scam case. The order has now been deferred till May 24.
The court is also expected to deliver its order next week on the anticipatory bail plea of Cineyug Films promoter Karim Morani, who was also named by the CBI as a co-accused in its second chargesheet.
Morani hasn't appeared in court so far. His lawyers say that he's undergone surgeries and is still recuperating in hospital.
Kanimozhi has been chargesheeted by the CBI for allegedly conspiring with former Telecom Minister A Raja and accepting a Rs. 214-crore bribe via Kalaignar TV. Raja, her party MP and Dalit leader, has been in Tihar Jail since February for allegedly planning and executing the 2G scam when he was Telecom Minister in 2008. A company that he favoured allegedly sent him the massive bribe.
The bail plea of Kalaignar TV Managing Director Sharath Kumar was also rejected by Special CBI Judge OP Saini on Friday. He too was taken to jail. Kanimozhi and Kumar hold 20 per cent stake each in Kalaignar TV, while former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's wife and Kanimozhi's step mother Dayalu Ammal holds 60 per cent share.
Justice Saini said bail had been dismissed due to the magnitude of the crime and said given the seriousness of the allegations, he was unable to show any consideration to her being a woman. Kanimozhi's lawyer had argued that she should be given reprieve on the grounds that she was a woman and mother to a young child. Bail has not been granted to any of the accused in the case.
Order on their bail plea had been deferred repeatedly. The last hearing on May 14 was a day after the results of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections were announced. The DMK, which ruled the state for the last five years, got a severe drubbing. It's thus come as a double blow to the DMK and Karunanidhi - Kanimozhi is largely believed to be his favourite child. (Watch: Sad about Kanimozhi's arrest, says Karunanidhi)
Kanimozhi had appeared before the court for the first time on May 6 complying with the summons issued to her after the second chargesheet filed by the CBI named her as an accused in the case. She was directed by the court to be personally present till her bail was decided upon. Kanimozhi was earlier granted exemption for May 12 and 13 as she and Sharath Kumar were to appear before the Income Tax office in Chennai.
In court, noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani argued for Kanimozhi and blamed Raja for the wrongs attributed to her - he said she had neither signed any documents nor handled affairs of the television company.
Kanimozhi had on one occasion remarked that "my misfortune is that I am Karunanidhi's daughter and an MP. I have 20 per cent shares in Kalaignar TV. Show me one overt act of mine which relates to the offence."
The CBI, on the other hand, opposed her bail saying her "complicity" in the alleged bribe given to Kalaignar TV in the 2G scam is clear. "The transactions are nothing but the transfer of bribe money to Kalaignar TV. Kumar (MD of the channel) alone cannot be held responsible when a family is having the controlling shares," Special Public Prosecutor UU Lalit had said.
(With PTI inputs)
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