Who Is Radia

Arvind Kejriwal today exhumed the Niira Radia tapes to expose what he claimed was the hold of corporations over the government, specifically naming Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) owner Mukesh Ambani, who he said was "running the country". Here is the full statement by India Against Corruption against Reliance Industries Limited:

Kenya-born and London-educated corporate lobbyist Niira Radia has become a household name ever since a news magazine published taped conversations from her phone over a six-month period in 2009. The 5,800 tapes have revealed, among other things, how key portfolios were allocated when the Union Cabinet was formed after the victory of the Congre...

Pradip Baijal was the head of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) from 2003-2006.    A former IAS officer of the 1966 batch, he was credited with helping form consumer-friendly policies. A year after he retired as TRAI chief, Baijal joined Noesis - a firm owned by PR executive Niira Radia whose phones were tapped in...

Arvind Kejriwal today exhumed the Niira Radia tapes to expose what he claimed was the hold of corporations over the government, specifically naming Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) owner Mukesh Ambani, who he said was "running the country". Here is the full statement by India Against Corruption against Reliance Industries Limited:

Kenya-born and London-educated corporate lobbyist Niira Radia has become a household name ever since a news magazine published taped conversations from her phone over a six-month period in 2009. The 5,800 tapes have revealed, among other things, how key portfolios were allocated when the Union Cabinet was formed after the victory of the Congre...

Pradip Baijal was the head of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) from 2003-2006.    A former IAS officer of the 1966 batch, he was credited with helping form consumer-friendly policies. A year after he retired as TRAI chief, Baijal joined Noesis - a firm owned by PR executive Niira Radia whose phones were tapped in...