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The he appears to be Dayanidhi Maran, who, along with TR Baalu, seems to be having trouble finding

infrastructure-related portfolios in UPA II. Here, Niira Radia conveys that information to Kanimozhi

Prime Minister is also, you know, very soft-spoken, and dad cant hear very clearly also. KANIMOZHI

Mm-hmm RADIA

DATE 22 May 2009 TIME 10:45:06


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Yeah, I met Raja today. He is a happy man. The Chief Justice has given his clearance on him and hes happy

NIIRA RADIA Does he know that the other guy is gunning for him? RATAN TATA

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happy NIIRA RADIA

Does he know that the other guy is gunning for him? RATAN TATA

DATE 7 July 2009 TIME 20:29:07

TATA: Hi.

RADIA: Hi. Youve got the media chasing me on Mr Tata being approached for becoming the chairman of the

international advisory committee for Air India?

TATA: Its true. Nothing has happened. He did come to see me.

RADIA: Praful?

TATA: No, no, the current CEO.

RADIA: Jhadav, yeah. Hes Prafuls henchman.

TATA: Is he?

RADIA: Completely. Hes been brought in to safeguard the Boeing deal.

TATA: Oh really?

RADIA: So they put out a story saying that, you know, theyre trying to build credibility right now. I got a call

from Times of India saying that Mr Tata has been approached. I said I have no comment to make.

TATA: Yeah, I think thats what you should keep saying till we hear anything.

RADIA: They are going to run the story in any case because Praful has gone on record to say that youve been

approached.




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TATA: Let him go on record.

RADIA: Well just maintain no comment.

TATA: Yeah, yeah.

RADIA: Yeah, yeah. Ill do that. Ill maintain no comment. Yeah, Ill do that. You landed in London?

TATA: No Im sitting on the ground in Tel Aviv.

RADIA: Oh gosh! What happened?

TATA: The plane is two hours late. Were all in the plane.

RADIA: Oh, dear me. Oh, gosh. Oh dear me. Im sorry. You should fly in your own plane.

....

RADIA: Okay. Theres a programme tomorrow, right?

TATA: But I think thats in London.

RADIA: Oh, its in London, okay, okay.

RATAN TATA: Yeah.

RADIA: Okay, alright.

TATA: Its a bloody black tie affair.

RADIA: Its a black tie affair? Gosh.

TATA: You know how much I love those.

RADIA: Oh, you should have invited me. I could have worn my black gown. (Both chuckle)

TATA: You could have worn your black gown and gone in my place. I hate black tie affairs.

RADIA: I never get a chance to wear my black gown, Ratan.

TATA: Well make some occasion for you in Bombay.

RADIA: Yeah, because I have got this Roberto Cavalli gown, which I never get a chance to wear.

TATA: Its a what?

RADIA: I have this Roberto Cavalli gown which I never get a chance to

TATA: Is it in Bombay or London?

RADIA: No, Ive got it lying, you know, with me in Delhi, so I can go wherever with it, but I never get a chance

to wear it.




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TATA: Well then, you wear it when you meet Hillary Clinton or or whom could I suggest who would be a

befitting person to

RADIA: (laughs) No. Ill wear it when you next wear a black tie, or you call me.

TATA: Okay.

.

RADIA: By the way, AT&T has cancelled their interaction with Anil Ambani.

TATA: Oh really?

RADIA: What happened, Mukesh sent used his US lawyer to send them a letter saying that we have an ROFR

[right of first refusal] in place, and they wrote back saying they were examining this and the matter is too

complicated, and they have no intention of going forward. Given that it could just not end anywhere. Thank God

for that. So now he is talking about China Power for his power company. Yeah, he has to raise money.

TATA: I doubt that China Power would like to go into that transaction because they are so conservative.

RADIA: Hmmmm. Hes offering them 10 per cent only. There the ROFR is not going to matter.

TATA: When we offered them something like that, they werent at all interested.

RADIA: Maybe not.

TATA: They wanted control and so on and so forth, right?

RADIA: So now

TATA: I can find out but I dont want to be unduly interested.

RADIA: But hes got now. In the telecom space France Telecom has said no to him. AT&T has said no. MTN

has said no. I think is it Telstra?

TATA: Of Australia?

RADIA: They said no. So theres nobody unless [and] until he is going to talk to QTel is in trouble because

they are looking at restructuring.

TATA: You have talked to Siva?

RADIA: Talked to?

TATA: Siva.

RADIA: Yeah, Sivas gone to court, you know, and opposed that 25th date.

TATA: You told me that.

RADIA: Yeah, so now what Raja told me was that he was going to give him licence without spectrum.

TATA: (Laughs)




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RADIA: So they are filing an application.

TATA: Go to court again and say that he didnt get spectrum.

...

RADIA: Yes, but there is no spectrum available and thats what theyve submitted. I know that unless the court

can order release of spectrum from Defence and all of us benefit. Its not going to happen, you know, until you

know, thats not going to happen. Yeah, I met Raja today. I went to see him today and he is alright. He is ahappy man. The Chief Justice has given his clearance on him and hes happy. Hes really happy with that. I told

him the letters coming to you that KKs letter, you know. But he couldnt understand why is it a letter and

why cant I bring the cheque to him. I said I cant do that because there is a process to it and you have to

understand. Raja is like, you know, he is always all over the place.

TATA: Does he know that the other guy is gunning for him?

RADIA: Yeah. He is fully aware. He told me he said he needs help in the media. So I promised him Ill help him.

Im helping him Ratan wherever I can, but the thing is that every time you try and help him, he goes and makes

stupid statements, you know.

RATAN TATA: Yeah, yeah.

RADIA: So you dont know what to do with him, you know. I told him just learn to keep quiet and keep his

head down. As far as the media is concerned, he cant resist talking to the media, and then he just says

everything, you know. He is saying. The latest rumour is that he and Kanimozhi are having an affair which is

actually not true.

TATA: Who?

RADIA: His latest thing is that he and Kanimozhi are having an affair.

TATA: Whose latest thing?

RADIA: The latest rumour in Delhi.

TATA: Oh I see.

RADIA: That Raja and Kanimozhi are having an affair, which is not true.

TATA: Yeah, but spread by who?

RADIA: By whom else, Maran, but thats because Raja, whenever the media comes to meet him or anybody

comes to meet him, he keeps on telling them how much of a soft corner he has for Kani, and every time he talks

about her, as dark as he is, he still blushes.

TATA: (Laughs)

RADIA: He gives away the sign that he probably has a crush on her and she has got zero interest in him.

Everybody then puts two and two together and gossips. You have this really weird man and he cant understand

why his wife is going to beat him up.




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TATA: (laughs)

RADIA: Hes telling me today, What do I do with all of these people, to all these rumours? And I told him,

Dont talk to people about you have this soft corner for Kanimozhi, and that You have to protect her. And I

said to him, You know, you actually blush. He said, You cant make out I am blushing. I said, Im sorry, but

look at your eyes. Anyway, he cant hide the fact that hes got a crush on her. And Kani says to me, God help

me Niira, keep me away from this man. It is quite funny. On the lighter side of Delhi. But then for the madness

that I hate being here. So these are the lighter moments of life. Im back in Bombay from Friday.

TATA: Okay, so well get together.

RADIA: Yeah, Im going to be there the whole of next week. You take care. Are you going off from London

tomorrow, then youre travelling to the US? Youre coming back. Okay, I dont know why

TATA: Thursday morning.

RADIA: Thursday morning.

TATA: Im sorry. Im leaving Thursday morning and Ill be back Thursday night.

RADIA: Okay, so Im back in Bombay on Friday.

TATA: Okay.

RADIA: Good. Im thinking delivery of my new Jaguar on Saturday.

TATA: Oh, is that so?

RADIA: Yes.

TATA: Good, good.

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