Radia Tapes: (20090522-091706) Radia and RK Chandolia
Duration: 00:02:58; Aspect Ratio: 1.250:1; Lightness: 0.039; Volume: 0.142; Cuts per Minute: 6.392; Words per Minute: 193.769
Summary: Here, Radia claims how she has used Barkha Dutt, group editor, English news, NDTV, to get Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari to issue a statement clearing some of the misgivings voiced by T.R. Baalu about portfolio allocation. He had been sent to Delhi to meet the Congress leadership with a message from Karunanidhi. But Baalu also spoke to the media. Radia also talks about the need to get Raja in for a second stint as telecom minister and to keep Dayanaidhi Maran out.
[Postscipt: It's been pointed out to us that the gentleman (Minister 'X') in this audio is Mr A. Raja's key aide, Mr R.K. Chandolia]
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Male voice: Hello?
Nira: Hi!
Male voice:
Haan (Yes), Good morning.
Nira: Good morning. (inaudible) Congress
ne toh statement thank God issue
kar diya hai...Barkha
ne karvah liya usse statement... (Congress has made a statement, Thank god. Barkha made them say it)...
Male voice:
Haan haan huh ... (Ya ya...)
Male voice:
Ke (That) it's not about individuals eh... it's about uh.. it's...
Male voice:
Haan, woh to maine dekh liya usme aa gya na, usme aa raha tha, Manish Tewari ka... (Yes, I've already seen that, it was coming, the one with Manish Tewari...)
Nira:
Woh karna bohot zaruri tha... (It was important to get that done)
Male voice:
Haan haan haan... (Yes yes yes)
Nira: ...because otherwise it is unnecessarily causing...(female voices in the background)... (inaudible)
ye apna laga tha... (they've would've got our us..) Any feedback for... I spoke to Minister two o'clock in the night last night...
Male voice: hmm hmm..
Nira: ...because aaa.... he said that eh Congress had to call amm..aa.. the Chee .. Chief Minister directly in the morning.
Male voice: Hmm...
Nira: ...and tell them about Baalu..because Baalu
pe issue tha (The issue was with respect to Baalu)
Male voice:
Accha... (ok)
Nira:
Toh abhi party mein yeh log yeh keh rahe hai ke tum log agar Baalu or Raja aur jo bhi hai Maran ye sab chal rahe ke... (So, now those people in the party are saying that if you'll are taking Baalu and Raja and who so ever it is Maran etc)...Azhagiri has now put his foot down
na...?
...:
Kya? (What?)
Nira: He's...you see the problem is not what we are all thinking. I had a long chat with Raja and ehh with Kani last night.
...: Hmm Hmm.
Nira: Azhagiri is a mass leader.
...:
Haan. (Ya)
Nira: He controls a very large following.
Male voice: Uh huh.
Nira: You were saying I'll give him MoS independent and you giving Maran cabinet, is where the hiccup has come up.
Male voice: Correct correct correct.
Nira: He's a bigger leader than Baalu and all of them put together...
Male voice: Correct correct.
Nira: So all the Tamilians got up and said what is this?
Male voice: Hm.
Nira: Whatever his following is... there.. local and local MP's and all that and MLA's will support him...
Male voice: Hmm hmm...
Nira: ...they said how can Maran be given a cabinet post...
Male voice: Hm.
Nira: ...when this guy is being given...So then Azhagiri turned around and said, not only himself but how come Kani is not being given a cabinet post?
Male voice: Hmm Hmm.
Nira:
..toh... (then...) then.. then he said to his father, you drop Baalu and Maran.
Male voice: Hmm hmm...
Nira:
...toh woh... (...then he..) uh...any case (inaudible)..
Maran ko usne bola ke tum MoS loh... usne kuch nahi bola... (He told Maran that you take MoS... he didn't say anything)...
Male voice:
Maran ne? (Who, Maran?)
Nira:
Haan, Maran ko bola usne... (Ya, he told Maran), you take MoS.
Male voice: Hmm...
Nira: He kept absolutely quiet.
Uski shakal dekhni thi (One should have seen his face) apparently last night, she's telling me this...she said then, Azhagiri went to Kani last night at midnight.
Male voice: Hmm...
Nira: He went to meet her at midnight...
Male voice: Hmm hmm hmm...
Nira: ...so... let us see, I mean they've gone back... (yawning)... you know, the minister is going for swearing in...
Male voice:
Haan haan. Huh? (Ya, Ya.. what?)
Nira: ...but aa...there's a meeting. You minister is going for the swearing in
na?
Male voice:
Pata nahi (i don't know) I'll now go to residence...
NIra:
Haan (Ya)
Male voice: Leaving in ten fifteen minutes.
(Call ends ubruptly)
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