Vinod Rai’s 2G claims: Kamal Nath says Manmohan Singh may have made a mistake

New Delhi: After former CAG Vinod Rai attacked Manmohan Singh on 2G issue, Congress leader Kamal Nath on Friday said that the former Prime Minister may have made a “mistake” in not acting despite his letter to him expressing concern over the spectrum allocation process.

“He may have made a mistake. I would go along with you. I brought it to his notice. He did not understand the import and he did not act,” the Congress leader said to a question whether the then PM had made a mistake.

”I was disappointed that the Prime Minister did not act. In retrospect and hindsight, gravity and magnitude was not known. It was not known to me and the PM. It is very unfair to say that he knew everything,” Mr Nath told a TV news channel.

His remarks came even as several Congress leaders defended the former PM on the 2G issue. The party too downplayed Mr Nath’s remarks and rejected the contention that the same had vindicated Mr Rai’s argument that Mr Singh could not shirk responsibility for decisions to allocate 2G telecom spectrum and coal blocks.

“If it would not have been left to one minister alone, things would have been different,” the former Union minister said.