CBI must probe Raja's role in Posco clearance, say activists

摘要

While A. Raja's alleged shenanigans in the Telecom Ministry have been' grabbing all the headlines, some activists are now urging the CBI to focus its spotlight on the tainted DMK leader's earlier role as Environment Minister. For example, Mr. Raja granted Korean steel giant Posco its first major statutory clearance in 2007 by approving the captive port component of its controversial Rs. 52,000 crore steel plant project in Orissa. Interestingly, he granted the clearance just one day before he moved from the Environment to the Telecom Ministry.