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Indian court rejects Congress graft case that propelled Modi to power

Published Thu, Dec 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM

New Delhi

INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have just lost his most-used political weapon - his anti-corruption crusade.

A court in New Delhi acquitted a former telecommunications minister in India's biggest graft case, which federal investigators alleged had cost the government as much as 309.84 billion rupees (S$6.5 billion). All others involved in the sale of airwave licences in 2008 were also acquitted.

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