Raja: Tell Sunil Mittal that you have to work along with Raja for another five years. We had to take so much off no, even the Congress had to make that statement no. Raja: He may tell the press that the tainted minister is coming again, spectrum, this and that. Radia: We have to face the fight differently. The only thing is that Maran will start his campaign against me. Raja: Yes, he does, it is known to Alagiri. Radia: Alagiri, does he know what Maran has been saying about him? Towards the end of the conversation Raja expresses his concern to Radia that Maran might start a media campaign by raking up the issue of his tainted past (the 2G scam) and then asks Radia to warn Sunil Mittal against siding with Maran. He (Karunanidhi) recognises that problem. Radia: No, Kani told me this last night-that is what the father told her yesterday, that for him to justify three family members will become very difficult. Radia: I think it will be difficult for the leader to justify three family members. I've been talking to Kani, she said no independent. Cho Ramaswamy has given a favourable remark, that it should be limited to this thing. It is unfortunate that the family is coming in the way. The leader, if it was left to him, he would have spoken to the party first. The leader generally is saying that you should be there because of the Dalit dispensation and all that, you know. So, basically what they are saying is that you should be there. Radia: I've sent you an SMS and I've been speaking to Kani. Raja: Tell Sunil Mittal that you have to work with Raja for another five years.
On May 24, Radia informs Raja that Karunanidhi has cleared his name for a Cabinet berth. Radia: I know that but this is the wrong message that has gone out. Maran went along and so they think Maran is the interlocutor and he is the person who is going to talk. They are just confused because of what happened in the UPA meeting. They then go along with Kani and let them tell (him) that we are having problem with these fellows. Radia: Because what they are saying that they'll not give infrastructure to Baalu and Maran, they should say that to the leader directly. They are going to speak to Kani in a little while and then Kani is going to take them to the leader directly. Radia: The thing is that the Congress has been totally confused as to who they need to speak to in the dmk. Radia: They (Congress) are saying that they'll not give infrastructure to Baalu and Maran. On the afternoon of May 22, Radia told Raja that she had managed to get the message across to the Congress that it was Kanimozhi and not Maran who was dmk's representative for the negotiations on portfolio distribution. Kanimozhi Radia lobbied relentlessly to prevent Dayanidhi Maran from getting a key portfolio, particularly the telecom ministry.
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