Nripendra Misra, ex-chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) and a prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum case, on Wednesday failed to recollect in a Delhi court whether DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran was telecom minister in October 2006.
Misra, who was deposing before Special CBI Judge O P Saini, was answering about a letter written by then Telecom Secretary D S Mathur to him as the Trai chairman.
“I have been shown a letter dated October 19, 2006, written by Mathur and addressed to me in the capacity of Chairman, Trai. I am unable to recall at this point of time if Dayanidhi Maran was Minister of Communication and Information Technology at the time when this letter was written. In this letter, he conveyed to me Trai and Dept of Telecom had some difference of opinion about section 11 of the Trai Act,” Misra said. Adding: “ I am not aware if this difference of opinion is still subjudice.”