MUMBAI: Giving a new twist to the murder of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan and his son Rahul's alleged involvement in a drug abuse case, the late leader's brother Pravin Mahajan, claimed the two incidents were inter-related.
In his first public comments after the murder, Mahajan's younger brother also asserted that he was innocent and he would "say it all in the court".
"They (the two incidents) are related. Delhi and Mumbai Police should coordinate with each other. The keys are in Hindujas (Hospital in Mumbai where Mahajan succumbed to bullet injuries). If Apollo (Hospital in Delhi where Rahul's reports were allegedly fudged) can do that, then Hindujas," he told reporters while being escorted out of the court, which extended his judicial custody.
Alleging that the Mahajan family was now hostage to the "tentwallahs", an apparent reference to the late leader's close aide Sudhanshu Mittal, and a former Personal Assistant, he said former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee should explain to the nation why "this thing" (the Rahul episode) happened in the high-security zone.
"This has been happening for the past five-six years. He owes an explanation to the nation. Why is he skirting it? It is not a family tragedy but a national tragedy. It has happened in a ministerial bungalow. The Prime Minister stays nearby. Did the former PM know about it? If he did, what did he do? If he did not know, what was he doing in six years of rule?" Pravin asked.
