Former PM Manmohan Singh wrote a reply letter to the former telecom minister A Raja that he was happy that the DMK leader was vindicated in the case. The reply came after A Raja wrote to him saying that he could “understand the compulsions the prevented you from openly supporting” him. DMK leader A Raja was a minister in Singh’s government and the former was acquitted in the 2G spectrum allocation case last month.
Soon after his acquittal in the case, Raja in his letter recalled his past assurances he had made to Singh. He claimed that he had done nothing wrong and acted in the national interest, in spite of this; the former PM did not support him.
“I also understand the compulsions that prevented you from openly supporting me,” Raja said. The letter written on December 26, 2017, stated that a few powerful people launched propaganda machinery against the then UPA government and mislead the Parliament and the judiciary in the 2G case.
“It cost you the UPA government and seven years of my life, including 15 months in jail,” the former telecom minister said.
In his letter to the former PM, he recalled his stand that he did no wrong in allocating UAS and 2G licences, Raja said he silently comprehend the compulsions that prevented the former PM from blatantly supporting him at that time. “You will recall that I assured you several times that I had done nothing wrong but rather acted in the national interest and I would prove this,” the letter stated.
In his letter, he also mentioned that how the DMK leader ensured that the former PM’s image was not tarnished during the trial proceedings even though there was no support from the government.
“Unlike some senior Cabinet colleagues, I ensured that you did not suffer personal embarrassment in the trial proceedings. Now that the truth about the 2G case is out in the open, perhaps you too could come forward in my support,” Raja said.
However, Manmohan Singh expressed his happiness on Raja’s vindication and acknowledged the suffering the DMK leader and his family went through during the testing times.
“I am very happy that you stand vindicated. You and your family have suffered greatly in the process and we are greatly relieved that truth has prevailed,” Singh wrote back to Raja in a letter dated January 2.