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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Anil comes calling at Tihar by Indrani Basu & Abhinav Garg

Anil comes calling at Tihar by Indrani Basu & Abhinav Garg

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published Published on Jun 9, 2011   modified Modified on Jun 9, 2011

Fifty-five days after three top executives of his company were sent to jail in the 2G spectrum scam, Anil Ambani, chairman of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group ( ADAG), paid them a visit at the Tihar jail complex on Wednesday.

The move comes on a day when Anil Ambani's role has come under fresh scrutiny, with the CBI informing that the joint parliamentary committee it is still examining ADAG's role in the case.

According to Tihar officials , Ambani sought permission to meet two of his company executives — group MD Gautam Doshi and senior executive Hari Nair — currently lodged at jail number 3 as well as senior vice-president of Reliance , Surendra Pipara, who was shifted from Tihar to AIIMS after his health deteriorated. Ambani reportedly wanted to "ask them how they were and discuss company decisions".

"Ambani sent a request on Tuesday to meet his three employees and we granted him permission on Wednesday," said Neeraj Kumar, DG Tihar Prisons. "He didn't seek any permission to meet his employees earlier. He was given permission after he sent a request on Tuesday," said a senior Tihar official.

The billionaire tycoon arrived at the jail complex around 4.50pm in his silver Honda Accord, tight-lipped and the dark windows of his car rolled up. In an hour-long meeting inside the deputy superintendent's room at the jail d e o r h i in jail number 3, Ambani reportedly spoke to Doshi and Nair about the company's pending decisions and asked them how they were, said sources. "He was meeting them after a long time and they spoke at great length about some of the company's decisions and he asked after their well-being. All three were tense during the meeting and Ambani was grave throughout the meeting," said an insider who was present during the interaction. Ambani left the jail premises around 6.15pm, heading for AIIMS to meet Pipara.

The three top officials of Reliance ADA Group have already completed 55 days of stay in Tihar since April 20 after a special CBI court rejected their bail plea in the scam. Fifty-seven-year-old Doshi was handpicked by Anil Ambani in 2005 for his expertise in accountancy and taxation.

Also on Wednesday, senior DMK party members Alagiri, Napoleon and TR Baalu, among others, visited the the jail to meet Kanimozhi, whose bail plea was rejected earlier in the day. "They sought permission to meet Kanimozhi , A Raja and Sharad Kumar on Wednesday. We granted them permission for the same," said Neeraj Kumar, DG Tihar Prisons.

"The DMK members first met Kanimozhi in jail number 6 and then Sharad Kumar in jail number 4. TR Baalu also met A Raja. They were meeting as they were concerned that the bail plea was rejected and needed to confer about how to proceed with the case. They all entered ashen-faced — the rejection of the bail plea is a setback and with the court to be closed for 20 days, they needed to discuss and strategize on the way forward," said a source.

The Times of India, 9 June, 2011, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Anil-comes-calling-at-Tihar/articleshow/8783544.cms


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