Pranab hits back at Team Anna

Last Updated: Monday, June 18, 2012, 21:07

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Tags: Pranab Mukherjee, Team Anna, Presidential polls

New Delhi: Hitting back at Team Anna, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has rejected their allegations of corruption against him as "unfair" and "self-seeking" and said it reflected the lack of responsibility on behalf of those claiming to represent high standards of ethical behaviour.

Mukherjee, against whom the Team Anna has demanded a probe, said the "false" allegations against him were being levelled with "ulterior motive" and "malafide" and suffered from "serious suppression of facts".

Facing stepped up attack at a time when he has been fielded as a candidate for the post of the President, the Congress veteran reminded Hazare and his team that they had thrown to winds all the morality professed by it by making such allegations.

"It is unfortunate that India Against Corruption that claims to represent high standards of ethical behaviour has thrown its professed moral grounds to winds...," said Mukherjee's letter addressed to Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan, Kiran Bedi and Manish Sisodia.

He was responding to a letter written by the team Anna to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh levelling the allegations.

"What compounds the unethicality is that the team has called for an investigation into the allegations that is the main prayer in the PIL without referring to the various orders passed by the High Court," it said.

Mukherjee said the "allegations (against him) are false, unfair, self-seeking, motivated, malafide and made with ulterior motive and lacking any form of responsibility".

PTI

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First Published: Monday, June 18, 2012, 21:07

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Indian - Mumbai
It is sad that the same set of people who barely a few months back were pledging our undaunting support to Anna and his team, now find them despicable and worthless enough to be termed as `jokers`. Sad indeed! The fact however is that the same evils that plagued the country then are very much rampant even today, most of them originating out of the muck we call our political framework. I dont know about Pranab Da, but the fact remains that 90% of our politicians are corrupt and we commoners, for the lack of any alternatives or due to sheer lethargy are happy to take the easy way out - make scapegoats out of those who have shown some grit and determination to disturb the status quo.

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NPS Ghuman - Canada
Please allow us to amend the percentage of the Politicians who are corrupt. That is mind boggling at 99.9%.Believe you us.

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True Indian - India
This one is for Anna and his Team from a aam aadmi of India- Roke tujhko aandhiyaan, kya zameen aur aasmaan, payega jo lakshya hai tera, Lakshya toh har haal me pana hai. Team Anna hame inn brashtachar netaon se mukti dilyo. You are the only hope of common people. JAI HIND!

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NPS Ghuman - Canada
Team Anna is a collection of Jokers.Who are they- they failed to reach where they wanted to be.They could not get from the government what they wanted.A large majority of them are disgruntled lot,very unhappy with themselves.If they are very capable leaders,they should construct a Political party and Kiran should try to become the Prime Minister and no other amongst them would support her.Each ONE OF THEM has different agenda.They have No business to oppose Parnab Da. They can jump in to a well.WE shall shed no tears because they are damaging the Law ant the constitution of the Land.ALL THE CAPABLE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY WILL BE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM AS THE PRESIDENT,they know very well But lack the courage to admit that. Jai Hind.