Response to the request of Raja in court Monday that he had discussed the issue of allocation of 2G spectrum with Singh and Chidambaram, Shourie said, "If we go through the documents Raja seems to be right."
He insisted that he made this statement is based on the Prime Minister's record on this issue. He added that the government's argument about the Prime Minister to worry about the dilution of capital by the licensees and not to dispose of non-stand.
"If it had been in line with government's foreign policy in the capital of why the government issued a notice of reasons for the sentence to Etisalat for Rs 7100 crore for violation of FEMA," said Shourie.
The former Telecom Minister Raja said it was "very intelligent", as he wrote letter after letter to the Prime Minister indicating that the prime minister had been informed and that he (Raja) had the advantage "of the recommendation of the Minister of Finance. "
"Raja has issued press releases and said he was informed not only by the Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati but also by the Foreign Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, .... On November 7, 2007, Raja said he had discussed these issues with the Minister of Finance, "Shourie said.
Referring to a note to file by the Chief Secretary to PM on January 15, 2008, Shourie said, "He wrote that the PM wants it shared informally with the party Thede means Telecom, and wants no official communication. CPM PM want to be kept at arm's length. "