IN politics, so the saying goes, there are no permanent friends or enemies. So far, V Narayanasamy, the new Minister of State for DoPT, has been the trusted lieutenant of Ahmed Patel, Political Secretary to Sonia Gandhi. But 100% loyalty cannot be taken for granted and Narayanasamy now also looks after the CBI. Though he comes under the PMO, he is reportedly influenced by Home Minister P Chidambaram. Suddenly, Narayanasamy seems to enjoy exalted status at party and Cabinet meetings. He is often addressed as “sir” and people greet him rather more respectfully than earlier.
If North Block sources are to believed, Narayanasamy, Chidambaram and GK Pillai formed a trio that directed the CBI in the 2G scam. A top industrialist was kept from being arrested after he pleaded with the trio to arrest his company officials but not him. In his case, the plea was granted though it wasn’t in MK Kanimozhi’s case. Sources say 10, Janpath is aware of Narayanasamy’s new proximity to Chidambaram and plans to replace him with another loyalist from Madhya Pradesh, Suresh Pachauri. The plan is to have Pachauri elected to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra and later inducted as Minister for DoPT.
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