Attorney General G E Vahanvati will represent Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the 2G spectrum case in the Supreme Court in place of Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium.
Vahanvati told PTI today that the government has asked him to represent the Prime Minister in the case.
He, however, declined to comment on whether any special instructions had been given to him by the government in the matter.
Subramanium, when contacted, said, "It is not a question of replacement but of better coordination. I will continue to represent the central government and the Department of Telecom on the issue while the Attorney General will represent the Prime Minister."
The Supreme Court had yesterday asked the Prime Minister to file by Saturday an affidavit on "alleged inaction" in responding to a plea seeking sanction to prosecute ex-Telecom minister A Raja in the spectrum case, calling the matter "extremly serious."
A bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly had allowed an official to file the affidavit on behalf of the Prime Minister after agreeing to a plea by the Solicitor General in this regard.