2g scam verdict: nothing changes except that dmk won’t be a pariah

POLITICAL FORTUNES OF DMK LIKELY TO RISE Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to meet M Karunanidhi a few weeks ago was a symbolic assertion that the DMK is no longer a political untouchable

for the Centre. These political convolutions are speculative, but ultimately, only a few questions remain unanswered. What about the alleged loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the nation? Was it

a figment of the CAG’s imagination? Was it all just a political and corporate conspiracy? Was Raja, the man portrayed as the symbol of extreme corruption, just a victim? Or is it just that

political realities have changed so much that none of it really matters? What about corporate beneficiaries? What about the Nira Radia tapes?