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The Congress has accused Puducherry Speaker R. Selvam of attempting to facilitate the main accused successful the counterfeit cause case, Raja, successful securing a high-value slope indebtedness to commencement a concern venture.
Addressing a property league successful the Union Territory (UT), erstwhile Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy alleged that Mr. Selvam had “close contact” with the accused, Raja. “In fact, galore members of the ruling enactment maintained adjacent interaction with the main accused,” helium charged. Mr. Selvam had introduced Raja to the Union Finance Ministry for a loan. He further alleged that the indebtedness process had been initiated by a slope but was halted aft the cause lawsuit came to light. He claimed that the Speaker made attempts to unafraid the indebtedness by hiding the credentials of Raja.
However, erstwhile contacted by The Hindu, Mr. Selvam said helium had intervened regarding the indebtedness without knowing Raja’s engagement successful the counterfeit cause business. “Three probe students from IIT wanted to subordinate with Raja to manufacture a product. In that context, I made a proposal to the Ministry for the loan, but the indebtedness was not processed. It was the Congress that helped Raja commencement a concern successful Puducherry, not us,” Mr. Selvam claimed.
On CBI probe
Mr. Selvam further said the ruling enactment had thing to hide, arsenic the authorities had initiated a CB-CID probe aft receiving a complaint. “The BJP, which is portion of the ruling government, has demanded a CBI probe. You volition soon perceive from the authorities regarding the request for a CBI probe made by governmental parties,” helium added.
He besides sought answers from Mr. Narayanasamy and Member of Parliament and PCC chief, V. Vaithilingam, regarding the support granted by the Congress authorities successful 2017 for Raja to commencement the company. The Speaker besides asked Mr. Vaithilingam to state the root of the wealth seized from his relative’s location during the Lok Sabha polls. “We cognize wherever the wealth came from; the details volition beryllium shared soon,” Mr. Selvam said.
‘Ready to look inquiry’
When the contented of support was raised astatine the Congress property conference, Mr. Narayanasamy, who was the Chief Minister successful 2017, said the record indispensable person been cleared astatine the level of the Drugs Department. “In immoderate case, I person openly stated my willingness to look immoderate enquiry connected the subject. They are successful authorities and are escaped to record a case,” helium said.
Mr. Vaithilingam said the BJP was present raising the Thirupparankundram contented successful Puducherry to divert nationalist attraction from the cause case. “They are bringing BJP leaders from Tamil Nadu to Puducherry to talk connected the deepam contented to divert attraction from the cause case,” helium alleged.
