Maran may be dropped if probe points fingers

Sources say the DMK leadership has asked Maran to "stay on" and attend the cabinet meetings and official functions as the party fears that it will be pushed to the corner if Maran resigns in a hurry. Maran has to battle his case on several fronts -- CBI, which has begun preliminary probe into his alleged role in the scam, the Supreme Court where the civil society groups have filed petitions, media revelations and the opposition onslaught.

Also the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on 2G spectrum will be summoning him soon. "We are calling all former telecommunication ministers, that includes Maran," JPC chief P C Chacko said.

The Congress is cautiously watching the developments and has left it to the besieged DMK minister to defend himself.

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