Author: KS Narayanan
Publication: The New Indian Express
Date: July 2, 2009
URL: http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Raja+denies+calling+up+HC+judge&artid=fe6pa7AuCkQ=&SectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&MainSectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&
Union Communications Minister Andimuthu Raja
on Wednesday denied calling up Justice R Regupathi of the Madras High Court
in an attempt to influence him in the forged mark-sheet case.
The New Indian Express had faxed a letter
seeking his response to rumours that he had made the controversial call to
Justice R Reghupati in connection with the case involving asking him to pass
orders in favour of a doctor-son duo. The case relates to anticipatory bail
sought for C Krishnamurthy and his son Kiruba Sridhar, a third-year MBBS student.
The CBI registered cases against them for
trying to get Sridhar's marks inflated.
Raja's aide called back to inform that the
minister had denied the reports. Quoting Raja, aide Shaji Kumar said he was
not involved in calling Justice R Regupathi. "He has already denied it,"
Kumar told Express.
Meanwhile, in Tamil Nadu Assembly all opposition
parties - AIADMK, CPI, CPM and PMK - on Wednesday demanded that the name of
the Union Minister who had attempted to influence the Justice Regupathy of
Madras High Court judge should be revealed.
However, Law Minister Durai Murugan said that
the government could give its view on the allegation only if the concerned
judge reveals the name of the Union Minister involved in the issue.
When PMK member Meganathan mentioned the name
of a Union Minister in this connection, DMK members strongly objected to it.
Deputy Speaker V P Duraisamy expunged the
remark saying that it was improper to level charge against a person who was
not present in the House. Further, the judge himself had not revealed the
name of the minister, he pointed out.
