Textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran, who is in the eye of a storm in the wake of the CBI’s report to Supreme Court implicating him in the 2G spectrum scam, attended a meeting of the Union Cabinet on Thursday and made no offer to resign.
A minister, who declined to be identified, replied in the negative when asked whether Maran has resigned or has offered to resign. He came a little late to the meeting which started at 1100 hrs.
Yesterday, the CBI placed a status report on the 2G scam probe in the Supreme Court in which it alleged that Maran had “forced” Aircel owner to sell its stakes in favour of a Malayasian firm which was granted spectrum licence.
Later, information and broadcasting minister AmbikaSoni told reporters that Maran was present “like all of us were.”
“There was no discussion about him or from his side,” she said in reply to questions, adding that the press briefing was meant only to give out decisions taken at the Cabinet meeting.