Kalaignar MD questioned by CBI
New Delhi, Mar 12: The managing director of Kalaignar TV Sharad Kumar was today questioned by the CBI here today in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
Kumar was called by the investigators here at CBI headquarters with regard to some issues relating to Rs 214 crore received by the channel from Cineyug and the role of Shahid Balwa promoted DB Realty in it, official sources said.
Last
week,
a
team
of
CBI
officials
had
gone
to
Chennai
to
question
DMK
MP
and
Tamil
Nadhu
Chief
Minister
Karunanidhi''s
daughter
Kanimozhi
and
his
wife
M
K
Dayalu
Ammal
in
connection
with
the
2G
spectrum
allocation
scam
and
her
stake
in
Kalaignar
TV
channel.
Kumar
was
also
quizzed
in
this
regard
along
with
the
duo.
Kumar,
who
is
a
minority
stake
holder
in
the
channel
which
is
housed
in
Anna
Arivalayam,
the
DMK
headquarters,
was
questioned
for
the
third
time
in
this
regard,
official
sources
said.
He
arrived
at
the
CBI
headquarters
at
about
11
in
morning
for
the
questioning.
The CBI had told a court recently, "It has also come to light that there was a transaction of Rs 214 crore from M/s Cineyug Films private limited to Kalaignar TV in 2009.
"The funds were arranged by M/s Cineyug Films from DB Group of companies wherein the family members of Balwa are the directors or shareholders," CBI had said in its application filed before the court.
Kalaignar TV''s denial earlier had followed CBI''s allegations that there was a connection between scam accused Balwa-promoted Swan Telecom and the channel.
Kumar had denied receiving pay-offs from DB realty, whose former chief Balwa is in the CBI net. CBI has also arrested former Telecom minister A Raja in connection with the 2G scam.
Kumar, who was also questioned last month, had also said the sum received from Cineyug Films was an "advance for transaction of shares", and was returned with interest when the two parties differed over the price evaluation of shares.
He had said that the money from Cineyug was received as loan which had been repaid with interest and the Income Tax department was aware of the transaction.
PTI