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Action against Tharoor only on basis of proof: PM

Action against Tharoor only on basis of proof: PM

Minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor with Sunanda Pushkar at a book release function in New Delhi. (File photo / PTIPremium

Minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor with Sunanda Pushkar at a book release function in New Delhi. (File photo / PTI

Washington: As a fresh controversy exploded over minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday promised to act against him, if necessary, on the basis of evidence.

Minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor with Sunanda Pushkar at a book release function in New Delhi. (File photo / PTI

“I cannot go by hearsay or what is appearing in the various columns of the newspapers," he told a press conference.

Tharoor is battling allegations that a beautician romantically linked to him had received Rs70-crore free equity in Kochi IPL team, which he helped set up.

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BJP had on Tuesday demanded that the Prime Minister sack Tharoor and order a CBI inquiry into the minister’s alleged “misuse" of authority for “securing" the investment of his friend Sunanda Pushkar in the team.

It had also said that Tharoor’s action was a copy book case of corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act as the minister is a public servant.

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Published: 14 Apr 2010, 10:25 AM IST
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