Will Spectrum Raja be dethroned? Govt under pressure, Raja defiant

The Union Telecom Minister A Raja has made it clear that there is no question of him resigning...meanwhile, his Talaivar down South DMK Chief Karunanidhi believes that his blue eyed poster boy has done nothing wrong. For A Raja, the decision in corridors of Congress in still under discussion with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returning from G-20 Summit last night.

The parliament came to a standstill on Thursday when the leaked CAG report charged A Raja of bringing a revenue loss of up to Rs1.76 lakh crore. The report also accuses the DMK Minister of ignoring the advice of finance and law ministeries on the allocation of the 2G spectrun to benefit a few operators to whom it was sold in 2008.

A Raja, the man under the line of fire shot back saying that he had followed the policies pursued by his predecessors and had done nothing wrong.

However, the temperatures are running high both at the Centre and State. For the Congress who is facing flaks for corruption from left and the right...want to cleanse their image but not at the cost of sacrificing their alliance with DMK. In the State, the AIADMK's open invitation to the Congress may have ruffled the DMK's feathers though its is putting on a brave front. But if the DMK patriarch sacrifices Raja, it is conceeding to being guilty of the scam which can leave a dent in the assembly polls that is just six months away.

With Congress, DMK and Union Telecom Minister standing strong under the heavy cloud of pressure, Monday will be the deciding factor for:

Raja's fate in the parliament once the CAG report is tabled
Karunanidhi's decision on dethroning Raja or sacrificing the Congress alliance - a decision that is likely to be announced after his grandson's wedding.
Congress High Command's stand to sack Raja or see him through the spectrum scandal
Who will replace A Raja if he is sacked?
Will the Congress High Command note AIADMK's overtures?
Will the opposition in the Centre and State push the right buttons to increase pressure on the UPA alliance
The third front standing with the opposition ups the ante for the UPA alliance to be cornered from all fronts...

So, will A Raja be axed or will he uphold his ministry...we will have to know whoch way the wind blows...when sessions resume in the Parliament and State Assembly on Monday.