Marans like my sons,want them to come out clean: Karunanidhi

The DMK patriarch said he was keeping mum on cases against his daughter and the raids on the Maran brothers because the Centre has said it will not interfere in the judicial process.

“I do not want to politicise these things,but some vested interests have magnified these and stated that I have ignored the raids conducted on the residences of Kalanidhi Maran and Dayanidhi Maran,my grandnephews. These reports have mentally hurt me,” Karunanidhi said.

He said the Maran brothers “are like my sons and my support to them to legally face the situation arising out of the raids will always be there. I appeal to the people not to believe reports that I have not supported the Maran brothers”.

“I want Kanimozhi,against whom the CBI has registered a case on the 2G issue and the Maran brothers,on whom cases had been foisted,to come out clean. I never hesitated to face any issue legally and will never do so in future. I have complete faith in the doctrine that justice will ultimately triumph,” he said.

The CBI had searched the residence of Dayanidhi Maran,and eight other locations after registering a case against him in connection with the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal,alleging that he received Rs 547 crore as kickbacks from the Malaysian company.

The CBI has also accused his brother and SUN Direct TV Pvt Director Kalanidhi Maran,Chairman of Maxis Communication T Ananda Krishnan,his trusted executive Ralph Marshall and the firms Astro All Asia Networks,Sun Direct TV and Maxis Communications of complicity.