2G: Kanimozhi faces court today
Under the shadow of a possible arrest and jail term if it comes to worst, Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi will face a Delhi court on Friday in the multi-billion-dollar 2G spectrum scam that sucked into its whirlpool the first political family of Tamil Nadu.
The daughter of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and now an accused in the scam will show up at the court and said earlier that she would not run away from law but face the worst legally.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing what has been dubbed as the biggest scam of India since independence could oppose her bail plea- which means she goes to jail.
Kanimozhi, who arrived New Delhi early Thursday for her court hearing on 2G spectrum allocation scam, said she will come out clean.
?I?m sure that I will come out of this clean and if people think it is the end of it, it is not,? Kanimozhi told a news channel.
Kanimozhi said she will fight the case legally.
?We have to fight it whatever it is. We have to fight it legally. We will fight it legally and I think DMK has also said whatever it is we will face the whole thing legally. So we have to stand up and fight in the court. But let?s wait and see,? she told news channels.
“I am prepared to face the worst. I do not expect leniency because I am a woman,? Kanomozhi told NDTV news channel.
Kanimozhi?s husband Aravindan, son Adithya Union minister M K Alagiri and other DMK MPs also accompanied her to the capital.
The CBI on Apr 25 chargesheeted Kanimozhi and four others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
Kanimozhi has been accused of accepting a Rs 214 crore bribe in collusion with former Telecom minister A Raja, now in jail in the 2G scam.
The money had found its way to Kalaignar TV, a local channel in Chennai in which she has a stake along with her stepmother.
The CBI named Kanimozhi as co-conspirator in the 2G spectrum allocation scam in its second chargesheet filed before Special judge O P Saini.
Kanimozhi has been charged with section 7 and 11 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. She was asked to appear before a Delhi court on May 6.
Kanimozhi will also face the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on May 12 for money laundering.
The ED has indicted Kanimozhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).