India's former telecommunications minister Andimuthu Raja comes out of the airport in New Delhi <p> <p>The CBI today arrested a former telecoms minister over an alleged telcoms scam linked to awarding mobile licences, Indian television channels reported, in a move that could weaken the coalition government. <p> <p>The former minister, Andimuthu Raja, belongs to a key regional parliamentary ally of the Congress-led government and his arrest could spark tension within a coalition hit by a series of corruption scandals. <p> <p>PM Manmohan Singh's government hopes the move will placate the opposition and break a parliamentary logjam that has stalled several major bills, but the opposition immediately said it was too little too late. <p> <p>(Pictures by Reuters) <p>