An undated audio clip attributed to DMK leader A. Raja has surfaced on social media, sparking a fresh political controversy in Tamil Nadu. The clip, which is being circulated online as previously unreleased, allegedly captures Raja speaking about his time in jail in connection with the 2G spectrum case and his interactions with senior leaders of the DMK.
In the audio, the speaker DMK MP A Raja, appears to express disappointment over the lack of visits from party leadership during his incarceration and makes references to internal party dynamics. Here are the excerpts of the audio.
Raja says, “Did any MLA from DMK come? Did any MP come? Did any party member come? I was arrested, and only two months later did Kanimozhi come inside [the prison]. Until then, how many people, including those from Nilgiris, came to see me? What must my mental state have been inside that jail? Did you take anything from my house? The money went to Kalaignar TV, I don’t want to say more than that. Did the CBI take anything from my house? Who came to see me?”
He continued, “Did a DMK representative leader come? Did our leader send Duraimurugan? Did a single minister come? The leadership didn’t come. You must have come out of personal affection. After Kanimozhi came, then suddenly the whole army came – ministers rushing in one after another, dhur dhur dhur. Don’t I know that? But during those two months, what must my mental state have been? What would have happened if I had been bust?”
He further says, “Azhagiri came one day – there’s no secret in this. After Kanimozhi’s arrest, Azhagiri came and said, “Everything given to Kalaignar TV, wasn’t it all Stalin’s doing? Why are you and Kanimozhi in jail, why don’t you say Stalin did everything and just become an approver, and you can come out.” Look, whenever trials come in life, I always say this: Please, in politics, especially having been in such positions of power – learn to endure the heat a little. Don’t go running away in panic. I cannot say your political future is over because of this.”
இதுவரை வெளியாகாத முக்கிய ஆடிய இதோ மக்களுக்காக..
ஆ ராசா நீங்கள் தானே பேசுவது?
உடனடியாக திமுக ஆ ராசா கைது செய்யப்பட்டு கலைஞர் டீவிக்கு பணம் கைமாறியதன் 2G ஊழல் விவகாரத்தை விசாரிக்கபட வேண்டும். கலைஞர் டீவிக்கு காசு கைமாறியதை அவரே கூறுகிறார் கேளுங்கள்.. முக்கியமாக திமுக தலைவர்… pic.twitter.com/QUfjjZuG1f— Maridhas (@MaridhasAnswers) April 2, 2026
The 2G Scam & A Raja
DMK’s A Raja served as India’s Union Minister for Telecommunications under the UPA-II government from 2007 to 2008. His tenure became synonymous with one of the country’s most infamous corruption scandals. The 2G spectrum scam involved the alleged illegal allocation of mobile telephone spectrum licenses to telecom companies at throwaway 2001 prices, despite the applications being made in 2007-08 1 a period when spectrum values had skyrocketed due to India’s booming telecom market.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) estimated the notional loss to the public exchequer at a staggering ₹1.76 lakh crore, making it one of the largest alleged scams in post-independence India. Raja was accused of manipulating the first-come, first-served policy, advancing the cut-off date without notice, and allegedly favouring certain companies over others. He resigned in November 2010 following intense public and parliamentary pressure, and was subsequently arrested by the CBI in February 2011.
After years of legal proceedings, a special CBI court acquitted Raja and all other accused in December 2017, citing a lack of sufficient evidence.
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