BJP attacks Dayanidhi Maran

Government today faced fresh attack from the Opposition on corruption when the BJP asked Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran to answer charges that his family-owned Sun TV Network was a beneficiary of pay-offs by a Malaysian company which benefited from equity sold by Aircel.

FP Archives|Jun 01, 2011, 20:11:09 IST

New Delhi: Government today faced fresh attack from the Opposition on corruption when the BJP asked Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran to answer charges that his family-owned Sun TV Network was a beneficiary of pay-offs by a Malaysian company which benefited from equity sold by Aircel.[caption id="attachment_18933" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="Maran was attacked by the BJP today. Reuters"][/caption]"There are new scandals in the UPA government everyday. A new scandal is on the verge of being exposed. The cupboard of corruption of the UPA is overflowing and more skeletons are dying to come out," BJP chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said reacting to a media report in this regard.However, Congress washed its hands off the controversy surrounding Maran, the former Telecom Minister."If a question has been asked from the Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran, obviously he will be the best person to answer it," party spokesman Manish Tewari told reporters in reply to a volley of questions on the issue.Reuters

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