DMK Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should explain on what transpired between Finance Minister Arun Jaitely and Vijay Mallya during their 'meeting' before the fugitive liquor baron left India or else sack him from the cabinet.
In a tweet, DMK President M K Stalin alleged that the claim by Mallya about meeting Jaitely 'proved' that the BJP was "a puppet" in the hands of corporate leaders.
"The Prime Minister should reveal what the secret discussions were, else he should dismiss him (Jaitley)", Stalin said.
Mallya, facing charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to Rs 9,000 crore, had Wednesday claimed in London that he had met the finance minister before leaving for the United Kingdom.
However, Jaitely rejected the claim, saying he never gave him any appointment after becoming a minister in 2014 but the businessman misused his privilege as an MP to accost him once in Parliament.
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