Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai on Friday claimed Palanivel Thiaga Rajan was divested of Finance portfolio only because of his release of the audio tape, which according to him, contained the voice of the Minister. He questioned the action when Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had in recent months highly praised the performance of Mr. Rajan.
Two audio clips, which allegedly had the voice of Mr. Rajan, were released in the public domain recently, of which one was released by Mr. Annamalai. Mr. Rajan has contended the audio clips were not authentic.
Interacting with journalists in Chennai, Mr. Annamalai challenged the Chief Minister to file another defamation suit against him for releasing the audio.
