The former Telecom Minister, replying to a volley of questions from Rajat Sharma, claimed that he did not keep the Prime Minister in the dark about the 2G spectrum allocation and everything was done in accordance with the National Telecom Policy and Cabinet guidelines.
“The CAG”, he said, “failed to differentiate between 2G and 3G. 2G is meant for voice and 3G is meant for data transfer. You can't compare PDS rice with Basmati rice. The rates will definitely be different”.
Raja described as “odious” the comparison by Time magazine in its May 2011 issue of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi with him, as far as corruption is concerned. The list had put A Raja in the second spot among powerful people who misused their position to earn ill-gotten money.
“It is unfortunate for this country whatever media wanted to put up as a biggest corruption or monumental scam, it is largely believed on the basis of assumptions and not on the basis of record.
