Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa has made sensational comments against the Tata Group. Balwa on Tuesday accused the Tatas of paying former telecom minister and 2G scam-accused A Raja Rs 20 crore in the name of charity.
According to Balwa Tatas made the donation of Rs 20 crore to Raja in the name of charity to a medical college-cum-hospital in Perambalur and acknowledged it was done on a special case. Balwa's lawyer Majeed Memon referred to a letter written by Raja to the Tatas regarding a donation of Rs 20 crore for a medical college-cum-hospital in Perambalur.
"On September 15, 2009, Ratan Tata himself wrote to Raja acknowledging the receipt of his letter for donation and also mentioned that Tatas have never made a grant of this magnitude to an external person. However, the grant of Rs 20 crore is made to a hospital in Perambalur as a special case," Majeed Memon said.
Memon asked the court as to what is this special case that Ratan Tata referred to and why is it not being looked at suspiciously. "Making a donation as a special case is the easiest way for a person to receive favour. If I were to give illegal gratification of Rs 200 crore as alleged for favours from Raja, why would I adopt circuitous route where the money finally does not even reach him. I could have also made a cheque towards charity," he said.
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