New Delhi: Aircel founder C Sivasankaran on Monday told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that he was forced to sell stake in his company after his applications for telecom licence was rejected in 2006 by former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran, sources said.
Sivasankaran went to the CBI office in New Delhi on Monday on his own to meet officials investigating the 2G spectrum allocation from 2001 to 2007, and state his case.
"We have not yet registered a case," a CBI official said.
However, the CBI recorded his statement.
"He alleged that his applications for licences were rejected when DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran was the telecom minister in 2006," said a source.
Sivasankaran also alleged that he was forced sell his stake in Aircel to Malaysia's Maxis Communications, whose owner is reported to be close to Maran and his brother Kalanidhi, who owns Sun TV, added the source.
Maran is alleged to have granted 14 licences to Dishnet Wireless, which later became Aircel, during his tenure as telecom minister between 2004 and 2007.
Sivasankaran also said that when Maxis came into the picture, Aircel was awarded licences for seven more telecom circles.
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