Ms Kanimozhi, daughter of DMK supremo M. Karunanidhi, may not appear personally before the ED, which is also probing 2G spectrum scam, on May 13. The DMK Rajya Sabha MP, Ms Kanimozhi, may send her representative or lawyer to the ED in view of her regular presence required before a special CBI court, hearing the 2G scam case.
The special CBI court had earlier rejected Ms Kanimozhi’s plea seeking two days exemption from personal appearance before it as she wanted to visit Chennai in order to meet her auditors to prepare her replies for the ED. The ED has summoned Ms Kanimozhi and four others in connection with alleged transfer of `200 crores to Chennai-based Kalaignar TV by a company linked telecom promoter Shahid Balwa under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on May 13.
“If the special CBI court does not exempt her from personal appearance before it even on May 13, Ms Kanimozhi may send her representative along with all documents sought by the agency before the ED,” sources said. Four others who have been called for questioning by the ED include Kaliagnar TV MD Sharad Kumar, Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa’s cousin Asif Balwa, director of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt. Ltd Rajeev Aggarwal and Karim Morani of Cineyug Films.