New Delhi : Former Union Minister and DMK leader A. Raja was arrested here today  in view of his role in 2G spectrum sales, three months after his resignation as the communications minister.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested him and two of his companions on two counts — misuse of office in allocation of spectrum and amassing wealth more than the known income.
The two aides are former telecom secretary Siddartha Behura and Raja’s personal secretary R.K. Chandolia. The arrested persons are taken to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital for a medical check-up
Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy told reporters, that it would be embarrassing for the CBI to face the apex court at a later date.
Swamy’s petition on the 2G allocation comes up for hearing before the Supreme Court next week.
BJP said the arrest was on expected lines and that their stand was now vindicated. Rajiv Pratap Rudy said, why Raja was allowed to function as communications minister for such a long time.
Raja was forced to resign Nov 7 last year after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) indicted him in the spectrum allocation scam and for causing losses of between Rs.58,000 crore ($12.8 billion) and Rs.1.76 lakh crore ($40 billion) to the exchequer.