1 00:00:04,620 --> 00:00:12,512 (Phone Rings) 2 00:00:12,512 --> 00:00:15,328 Shankkar Aiyar: Hello. Niira Radia: Haan, you met him? 3 00:00:15,328 --> 00:00:26,591 Shankkar Aiyar: Haan, I met him. So woh keh rahaa hai ki aisaa kuch hone waalaa hai nahiin. (He says nothing of the kind is going to happen) As far as he understands...they keep some portfolios... with the PM 4 00:00:26,591 --> 00:00:38,112 Niira Radia: They have kept IT, Labour and.... And.. this one. IT, Telecom, Labour and Chemicals & Fertilizers. Shankkar Aiyar: Haan, Chemicals & Fertilizers...Maybe Steel also, they will keep themselves. 5 00:00:38,112 --> 00:00:42,976 Niira Radia: Steel. No. No. They have not kept Steel. Shankkar Aiyar: Ok...ok...(then something inaudible, possibly to someone else in the same space) 6 00:00:42,976 --> 00:00:56,288 Niira Radia: According to my Congress source Steel is not there. Chemical-Fertilizer, IT, Telecom, and... and Labour. Shankkar Aiyar: Labour. Ok, ok, ok... chalo theek hai... 7 00:00:56,288 --> 00:01:02,176 Niira Radia: (interjecting) No, the thing I want to ask you is he in the house or where is he? Shankkar Aiyar: No, he is in the house only. 8 00:01:02,176 --> 00:01:11,391 Niira Radia: How come Balu left? Because PM said that I don't want to give him Infrastructure. Niira Radia: The PM said. 9 00:01:11,391 --> 00:01:14,464 Shankkar Aiyar: The minister hasn't told me, someone else told me. Niira Radia: What? 10 00:01:14,464 --> 00:01:33,919 Shankkar Aiyar: They actually, some people here only told me, they okayed the names for ministers - jaise (like) Telecom (inaudible), IT, and then they said to Maran and T.R.Balu no for Infrastructure portfolio. 11 00:01:33,919 --> 00:01:36,479 Niira Radia: So, Chemical Fertilizer is so important. 12 00:01:36,479 --> 00:01:54,655 Shankkar Aiyar: But it is not Infrastructure development, na...Infrastructure ke andar jaise (Inside Infrastructure it's like) - which depends on development further... Chemical Fertilizer industry which had issues - private sector and all these things. So it doesn't have too much of a difference. 13 00:01:54,655 --> 00:02:03,616 Shankar Aiyar: They don't want to give that. Baalu took it, 'How can they do like this to me' (sic)... Niira Radia: Hmmmm. 14 00:02:03,616 --> 00:02:06,431 Shankkar Aiyar: That's why they are keeping Labour. Niira Radia: Hmmmm. 15 00:02:06,431 --> 00:02:09,759 Shankkar Aiyar: (laughs) Niira Radia: Hmmm... so they are giving the Labour to him? 16 00:02:09,759 --> 00:02:13,855 Shankkar Aiyar: He was not keen on Maran on.. Niira Radia: Who was not keen on Maran? 17 00:02:13,855 --> 00:02:19,743 Shankkar Aiyar: PM.. Niira Radia: PM, na? I know that. Media is unnecessarily creating nonsense. 18 00:02:19,743 --> 00:02:26,143 Niira Radia: The problem is, but the problem is that the Congress is not communicating this to DMK directly. They need to communicate this. 19 00:02:26,143 --> 00:02:32,031 Shankkar Aiyar: They have communicated. Yesterday night. Niira Radia: They have communicated? Shankkar Aiyar: They have communicated yesterday. 20 00:02:32,031 --> 00:02:38,944 Niira Radia: Saying what? Shankkar Aiyar: Saying that this is ok and... and... 21 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:46,080 Shankkar Aiyar: (noise still in background) That Telecom is ok. Hmmm. Ha... But we cannot give more, other Infrastructure titles because we don't want to give it to Balu and Maran. 22 00:02:38,944 --> 00:02:39,966 Niira Radia: (prompts) And....? 23 00:02:50,207 --> 00:02:55,839 Niira Radia: Uh huh. Shankkar Aiyar: So there is a deadlock situation on that. 24 00:02:53,639 --> 00:03:07,119 Niira Radia: No. Now the question is that they have to say no to Maran and Balu, right? And give Azhagiri, Kani & Raja Shankkar Aiyar: They don't want to give them cabinet berths being a new face. 25 00:03:09,151 --> 00:03:11,711 Niira Radia: Who. Congress? Male: Congress. 26 00:03:11,711 --> 00:03:18,879 Niira Radia: No. no. They are giving Azhagiri Cabinet, they said it is left up to the Leader to decide that. Shankkar Aiyar: No, but they are only giving 3 na in that case. 27 00:03:18,879 --> 00:03:25,535 Niira Radia: Haan. Toh Maran ko drop karnaa padega, na usko.. (Yeah so he will have to drop Maran right?) Shankkar Aiyar: Wahi problem hai naa saare ke saarii. (That's the whole problem !) Maran seems to have been offered MoS also. 28 00:03:25,535 --> 00:03:28,095 Niira Radia: MoS toh di, par usne manaa kar diyaa. (They gave him MoS but he refused) 29 00:03:28,095 --> 00:03:39,103 Shankkar Aiyar: Haan. Let us see (pause 2 seconds) Abhi toh (Now) I couldn't speak to boss in detail. Because so many people were inside. (unclear) and all these things (inaudible). 30 00:03:39,103 --> 00:03:43,711 Shankar Aiyar: He had gone in, kehtaa hai ki baad me kuchh sulah ke baat karta hoon (He said he will take advice and then speak) Niira Radia: Hmmm... 31 00:03:43,711 --> 00:03:45,248 Shankkar Aiyar: Theek hai (Alright) and once I get some more... 32 00:03:45,248 --> 00:03:57,023 Niira Radia: Kani told me that the Congress has not told us clearly. They've not spelled out what they want. What they are telling us, they are telling through the media. They should meet my father and tell him directly. So it is contrary to what your ministry is saying. 33 00:03:57,023 --> 00:04:03,167 Shankkar Aiyar: Ok... I got this , yesterday late evening Niira Radia: No she told me just now... 34 00:04:03,167 --> 00:04:07,776 Shankkar Aiyar: (overlapping conversation) Toh theek hai, mein pata karvaataa hoon (Okay, I'll find out then). Niira Radia: Haan, because I just relayed that message to Congress 35 00:04:07,776 --> 00:04:11,600 Shankkar Aiyar: Haan. Haan. Niira Radia: If they don't want Maran... (recording ends abruptly)