S. Selvi, daughter of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi, figures as a prosecution witness in the 2G-case-related money-laundering case in which former Telecom Minister A. Raja and the party’s Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi are among the accused facing trial for allegedly presenting a bribe of Rs. 200 crore as a loan transaction.
The trial is scheduled from Monday with the recording of evidence of prosecution witnesses.
A special court last month framed charges against the accused. Mr. Karunanidhi’s wife, Dayalu Ammal, is also an accused.
The complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said Kalaignar TV, in which Ms. Dayalu Ammal and Ms. Kanimozhi, had a 60 per cent and 20 per cent stake, respectively, had received Rs. 200 crore as illegal gratification from the connected companies of Swam Telecom Private Ltd., which had been allocated Unified Access Services licences in an alleged illegal manner in 13 services areas with the connivance of Mr. Raja and officers of the Ministry.
The complaint said Kalaignar TV received the alleged bribe amount on behalf of Mr. Raja. The channel later returned the money through the same routes through which it had come with an interest amount of Rs. 31.36 crore to show that it was a genuine loan transaction, the complaint said.