DMK continues to back ‘spectrum’ Raja after arrest

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Tamil Nadu's ruling party, today once again backed its partyman and former telecom minister A Raja, who has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the 2G spectrum case.

The DMK general council met in Chennai today and passed a resolution saying that the arrest doesn't mean Raja is guilty. Sources said Raja had offered to resign as DMK propaganda secretary following his arrest on Wednesday.

The party also said that the opposition has been unnecessarily targeting Raja. "DMK is with Raja and Raja is with DMK. The arrest does not mean that he is guilty. He is the propaganda secretary now, it is on him to continue or not. We condemn people who have been doing wrong propaganda on this issue. One day the truth will be out. Jayalalithaa (AIADMK chief and former Tamil Nadu chief minister) was also arrested but she is out with a clean image," said DMK spokesperson T K S Elangovan.

With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections approaching, the DMK is finalising its strategy. The party is expected to firm up its poll strategy and finalise alliance partners for the elections.

The DMK has said that Raja's arrest will not jeopardise its alliance with the Congress.

Reacting to the news that the DMK has decided to back Raja, BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said, "Why only DMK, the Congress is also backing Raja. When the PM keeps silent for two years - not only DMK, it is the UPA which is supporting Raja."

"We want to see what evidence CBI brings before the court. Otherwise it will be just like the case of Commonwealth Games officials, where they were kept in jail for two months but no chargesheet was filed. And now they are out on bail," he said.