On a day Parliament was rocked by demands for A Raja's resignation, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today strongly backed him and said Opposition parties are levelling "malicious charges" just because he is a Dalit. "Raja is a Dalit. That is why dominant forces are levelling malicious charges against him," he said when asked for his comments on the opposition demands for his resignation in the wake of allegations of scam in 2G Spectrum allocation.
The Chief Minister, however, refused to entertain more questions on the controversy. It was not clear whether the spectrum issue was discussed during the meeting he had with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi separately. DMK sources maintained that the issue did not come up during Karunanidhi's meeting with Gandhi in the morning. Karunanidhi's comments come a day after he virtually ruled out opposition demands for Raja's resignation. DMK has been maintaining that Raja will not resign and that he is being targeted by vested interests. Both houses of Parliament were rocked by demands by opposition parties like BJP and AIADMK demanding Raja's resignation. AIADMK has been demanding that Prime Minister sack Raja from cabinet.
The Chief Minister, however, refused to entertain more questions on the controversy. It was not clear whether the spectrum issue was discussed during the meeting he had with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi separately. DMK sources maintained that the issue did not come up during Karunanidhi's meeting with Gandhi in the morning. Karunanidhi's comments come a day after he virtually ruled out opposition demands for Raja's resignation. DMK has been maintaining that Raja will not resign and that he is being targeted by vested interests. Both houses of Parliament were rocked by demands by opposition parties like BJP and AIADMK demanding Raja's resignation. AIADMK has been demanding that Prime Minister sack Raja from cabinet.
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