2G: Kanimozhi, four others get bail

2G: Kanimozhi, four others get bail

DMK president M Karunanidhi finally managed to sport a heartfelt smile after half-a-year, after learning
that his daughter Kanimozhi was granted bail by the Delhi High Court on Monday.

The Central Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the case, told the court that it had no objections
to the five getting bail.

“I grant bail to five persons. The conditions would be same as imposed by the Supreme Court,” Mr Justice
VK Shali said. Besides Ms Kanimozhi, others who were granted bail are Kalaignar TV MD Mr Sharad Kumar,
Bollywood filmmaker Karim Morani and Kusegaon Fruits and vegetables Pvt Ltd directors Mr Rajiv Aggarwal
and Mr Asif Balwa. The court, however, reserved its order on the bail plea of the sixth accused and former
telecom secretary Mr Siddhartha Behura, saying it will pronounce its judgment later as his plea has been
opposed by the CBI. “You (Behura) file your written submissions to the contentions of the CBI,” Mr Justice
Shali told Mr Behura's counsel, senior advocate Mr Aman Lekhi.

An elated Karunanidhi immediately telephoned his daughter from Chennai while party activists and leaders
distributed sweets to mark an event they had been expecting for months. In the Delhi court, overjoyed DMK
leaders rushed to share the news with others.

After the Supreme court granted bail to five co-accused in the case on November 23, Kanimozhi made a fresh
appeal for early hearing of her bail plea which otherwise would have been held on December 1.