Chennai: Two days after they were declared not guilty in the 2G spectrum scam, former telecom minister A Raja and M Kanimozhi of the DMK arrived in Chennai today to a rousing reception at the airport by senior leaders and hundreds of workers of the party. They were received by DMK's working president MK Stalin, who is the brother of Ms Kanimozhi.
Mr Raja and Ms Kanimozhi then headed straight to DMK chief Karunanidhi's residence to meet him, where dozens of excited party workers were again waiting in a show of strength.
The telecom scandal, named the 2G scam after the second-generation airwaves involved, played a large role in the perception of Dr Manmohan Singh's government as seeped in corruption. The DMK was a key member of the Congress-led national coalition. They also contested last year's election in Tamil Nadu together, only to be emphatically defeated by J Jayalalithaa and her AIADMK.
Ms Kanimozhi, Mr Karunanidhi's daughter and a two-time MP, was also accused of corruption in the case and was in jail for seven months. Seen as the literary heir of Karunanidhi, the 2G allegations and the jail term meant she was only given a marginal role in the DMK, while MK Stalin established himself as working president with their father's health deteriorating.
Mr Raja and Ms Kanimozhi then headed straight to DMK chief Karunanidhi's residence to meet him, where dozens of excited party workers were again waiting in a show of strength.
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The telecom scandal, named the 2G scam after the second-generation airwaves involved, played a large role in the perception of Dr Manmohan Singh's government as seeped in corruption. The DMK was a key member of the Congress-led national coalition. They also contested last year's election in Tamil Nadu together, only to be emphatically defeated by J Jayalalithaa and her AIADMK.
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Ms Kanimozhi, Mr Karunanidhi's daughter and a two-time MP, was also accused of corruption in the case and was in jail for seven months. Seen as the literary heir of Karunanidhi, the 2G allegations and the jail term meant she was only given a marginal role in the DMK, while MK Stalin established himself as working president with their father's health deteriorating.
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