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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Jun 22 2016 | 4:07 PM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday rebutted an attack by a party colleague on his chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian.

"The government has full confidence in chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian," Jaitley told a news conference in answer to a reporter's question, adding that his advice had been of "great value".

Earlier, maverick right-winger Subramanian Swamy had demanded the sacking of Jaitley's top aide. It was Swamy who had led a campaign demanding the removal of Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, who announced last weekend he would not seek a second term.

(Reporting by Douglas Busvine; Editing by Manoj Kumar)

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First Published: Jun 22 2016 | 3:52 PM IST

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