07-02-2009, 05:45 PM
Minister A. Raja tried to influence judge: Jaya
AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday alleged that it was Union Communications and Information Technology Minister A. Raja who had tried to influence Madras High Court Judge R. Reghupathy in a case involving a doctor-son duo.
The case pertains to the anticipatory bail pleas of a 3rd year MBBS student and his father. The two were booked by the CBI for allegedly using the services of a Pondicherry University official and a middleman to increase marks.
Reghupathy had said a union minister sought to influence him to release the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Though he did not name anyone, Jayalalithaa said: "It does not require super human intelligence to conclude it was none other than the telecom scam-tainted A. Raja. He deserves to be sacked from the Cabinet.â
Jayalalithaa also claimed that Raja knew the accused doctor and son.
AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday alleged that it was Union Communications and Information Technology Minister A. Raja who had tried to influence Madras High Court Judge R. Reghupathy in a case involving a doctor-son duo.
The case pertains to the anticipatory bail pleas of a 3rd year MBBS student and his father. The two were booked by the CBI for allegedly using the services of a Pondicherry University official and a middleman to increase marks.
Reghupathy had said a union minister sought to influence him to release the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Though he did not name anyone, Jayalalithaa said: "It does not require super human intelligence to conclude it was none other than the telecom scam-tainted A. Raja. He deserves to be sacked from the Cabinet.â
Jayalalithaa also claimed that Raja knew the accused doctor and son.