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On October 17, 2008 he submitted his post-dated resignation to the DMK party chief [[M. Karunanidhi]] over the killings of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka.<ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1199083</ref> His resignation was a part of the mass resignation of all the DMK ministers forming a part of the coalition UPA central government. |
On October 17, 2008 he submitted his post-dated resignation to the DMK party chief [[M. Karunanidhi]] over the killings of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka.<ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1199083</ref> His resignation was a part of the mass resignation of all the DMK ministers forming a part of the coalition UPA central government. |
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== Corruption controversy == |
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The license allocation of 2G bandwidth under Andimuthu "Spectrum" Raja had come under criticism for alleged irregularities. An [[First information report|FIR]] filed by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] claims that the allocation was not done as per market prices, resulting in a scam worth Rs 20,000 crores. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/67517/Business/Raja+faces+heat+as+CBI+raids+DoT+on+2G+scam.html|title=Raja faces heat as CBI raids DoT on 2G scam|date=October 23, 2009|publisher=[[India Today]]|accessdate=2009-11-08}}</ref>. However it had been alleged by [[Arun Jaitley]] of [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] that the scam is worth around Rs 60,000 crores.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/BJP-takes-on-Raja-over-telecom-spectrum-scam/articleshow/5170667.cms|title=BJP takes on Raja over telecom spectrum scam|last=Singh|first=Shalini|date= 28 October 2009|publisher=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=2009-11-08}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:16, 4 July 2010
A. Raja | |
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| Minister Communications and Information Technology | |
| Constituency | Nilgiris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1963 Perambalur, Tamil Nadu |
| Political party | DMK |
| Spouse | M.A. Parameswari |
| Children | Mayuri |
| Residence | Perambalur |
As of September 22, 2006 Source: [1] | |
A. Raja (born 10 May 1963) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Nilgiris constituency of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party. He is the cabinet minister in Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. He got selected for the house for the third time.
On October 17, 2008 he submitted his post-dated resignation to the DMK party chief M. Karunanidhi over the killings of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka.[1] His resignation was a part of the mass resignation of all the DMK ministers forming a part of the coalition UPA central government.
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