The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday charge sheeted former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his entrepreneur brother Kalanithi and four others in its money-laundering probe related to the Aircel-Maxis deal.
Dayanidhi, as telecom minister, is accused of coercing Chennai-based entrepreneur C Sivasankaran into selling his stake in Aircel to Malaysia-based Maxis in 2006.
The ED’s money-laundering probe had examined allegations that there was a receipt of illegal gratification amounting to Rs 742.58 crores by Dayanidhi as part of the deal.
