Still, fueling the speculation is Tata’s appearance in a series of taped phone conversations recently leaked to two Indian magazines, Open and Outlook. In the tapes, Tata talks to his p.r. representative and lobbyist, Niira Radia, who also represents Mukesh Ambani, about her efforts to help Raja outmaneuver a rival politician to win a second term as Telecom Minister. “Does he know that the other guy is gunning for him?” Tata asks. Radia replies, “Yeah. He is fully aware. So I promised him I’ll help him. I’m helping him, Ratan, wherever I can.”
In another conversation, Radia discusses with an unidentified person the question of who gained the most from the 2G allocation. She agrees that “the younger brother,” a reference to Mukesh Ambani’s brother and rival, Anil Ambani, is the biggest beneficiary of Raja’s tenure as minister. Asked why she is helping Anil when Mukesh is her client, she says, “This is a very complex issue … My clients, the Tatas, have also been big beneficiaries.”
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