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Discusses with Vir Sanghvi a fully scripted interview with MDA as he doesn’t want to do an extempore. VS points out how MDA has nothing to be embarrassed about unlike his brother ADA who has many skeletons in his closet.
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Tarun:Where are you?
Neera:I am in mumbai,in my,my New Home
T;my goodness,You have been really camping,you live.. you moved to Bombay is it?
Neera:aah, two clients, Ratan and Mukesh.Dont leave me in peace
Tarun:you got better,better company there.
Neera:I am not so sure if its better company
Tarun:eh
Neera:I am not so sure if its better company,but its, its certainly…,very, what should I say,they really do suck your blood
v;are you keeping your both clients happy?
Neera:ya,by the way I have introduced both of them to each other;now
Tarun:That you told me.
Neera:I told you,no. They are together and they are happy.
Tarun:laughs
Neera:With Anil’s latest petition in court where he says all the gas agreement should be now stopped and cancelled and he should be given the gas first even though he does not have a power plant.Has not gone down too well with Ratan and everybody else.You are gonna have 40 other companies now impleading in court
Tarun:right
Neera:so, no, I have been quite tied up on the issue and of course,between all this me and my health its always have been something always comes up.
Neera:ended up having a..
Tarun:Ya,whats happened?
Neera:ended up.Nothing else I got too wise.My toothI have wisened up. My wisdom tooth is planning to come out.(laughs)
Tarun:O gosh.
Neera:look,come out meaning it is already out but sitting on a nerve
Tarun:(in between)pain
Neera:so they..,operated on it yesterday,tried to take it out but they could not take it out.
Tarun:O gosh.
Neera:so they cut around it and now there are seven stitches in my mouth.
Tarun:O my God.
Neera:ya,when do we wrok(unclear),laughs
Tarun:you can talk?
Neera:Ya, I am talking,you know me,I, I,I gargled and do all my stuff and I carry on talking and it pains after a while.
Tarun:Are you alone in Bombay?
Neera:hmm, Me and my maid here.My Son was here in week and he went back.Ya,because he is working in Bombay nowadays.So.. he went back yesterday.
So, I.. decided to go back to, I am coming back to Delhi tomorrow.
Tarun:Who helps you in Bombay office?
Neera:Bombay office,I have three different people because Manoj looks after Newcom,Natasha and other company vitcom and Jonathan who is the CEO,he sits
out of Bombay.
Tarun:O he is in Bombay?
Tarun:Who looks after Tatas,that big guy,whats his name?
Neera:Suresh
Tarun:Suresh.ok
Neera:He is a branch head,ya
Tarun:Who looks after Reliance?
Neera:Manoj. Manoj warrier.
Tarun:ok,Manoj
Neera:He is very good.He is one of my founding team you know from the beginning.
Tarun:accha
Neera:He is very very good.
Tarun:So you put your best man for..,Reliance?
Neera:No,no but Suresh and Vishal are all of them there,know, Jonathan is one of you know..Tatas needed a global mind right now.
Tarun:Thats true
Neera:Having someone like Jonathan in Bombay was the right choice.
Tarun:and you got your Jaguar?
Neera:I take delivery on..when I come back.I am coming back next weekend so I take delivery on Saturday.
Tarun:and It will stay in Bombay or it will come to Delhi?
Neera:you know I am,If I bring it to Delhi then you come in too much this thing you know.Everybody..
Tarun:laughs
Neera:Especially for this,you know how people in Delhi are.
Tarun:Ya
Neera:But when you come to Bombay I am going to take you for a sit
Tarun:Ya I am never going to be able to afford it,what is it 90 lakhs?
Neera:Sixty..Two
Tarun:Sixty two lakhs
Neera:I have gone for XS now because XKR two seater would be no point because you know you cant drive it in Bombay in any sort so I took this Sedan,the luxury so that.
Tarun:Did you got Ratan to review his views on Sunil Mittal?
Neera:You know I am going to talk to Sunil because I want him to make a statement because he is going to do a Vir interview,aa on 10th,Vir tells me he is doing the interview on the 10th. and.. I am.. aan going to ask him to correct that point where he said if Ratan had too much money he could give it to
the Prime minister’s fund.Sunil said he has regretted saying that statement and I think he is willing to correct that.
Tarun:ya,shouldn’t say this.
Neera:and I think, I think if he does say that you know,in which there is a question like that where he says that he has a lot of respect for Ratan and all that.
Tarun:he has a lot of respect
Neera:I know but Ratan does not believe in that,maybe
Tarun:Ratan has,Ratan has sent names for the US India CEO forum.
Neera:oh
Tarun:He has left out Sunil.In spite of the fact that he is Number 1,you know.100 million subscribers and walmart partner.
Neera:well then,thats really awful. I’ll tell Ratan, I’ll have a word with him.By the way I managed to get them a great thing done. All the problems that they are having in UK with the government not giving them the guarantee
Tarun:ya
Neera:this’s just between you and me,I interviewed somebody I knew from the banking community in the UK
Tarun:umm
Neera:He was very very up with the credit suisse group.And we have managed to get that guarantee done without the government having to give us a counter
guarantee.
Tarun:Rich
Neera:He is thrilled with me today.He called me up from Dubai,Ratan is in Dubai today.
Tarun:Right.
Neera:And he called me saying I just don’t know how to thank you.
Tarun:Why did he go there?
Neera:I think he is looking for funding for JLR.
Tarun:oh Dubai. o gosh
Neera:I think he was in Saudi the other day.
Tarun:Saudi
Neera:Ya,so maybe.But I am gonna certainly ask him on.On Sunil I am defintely going to.
Tarun:Try to have just like you have done with Mukesh and Ratan.
Neera:hmm
Tarun:Try to sort this one out because its not good.
Neera:No I will do that,I will. I have it on my mind that I am going to talk to Sunil when he is back because he needs to raise this,I want to answer this personally if I get to ask this
Tarun:sure.
Neera:so that I can ask it in a particular way.Sunil also doesn’t compromise.I can then,I can then pass that CD through Ratan and ask him and say now look at this.you know.
Tarun:right
Neera:because its Krishna Kumar and all of them who are spoiling his mind.
Tarun:ya,we need to clear this because you know,my, my point is that I have met the PM today.Half an hour alone. one to one.And he talked about my article
in Economic Times.One of the issues you know, and he said, you know, I want industry to be respected by the public but industry does not respect
each other.
Neera:correct.
Tarun:you know,(they are) all the time at each other.
Neera:ya
Tarun:ya,so forget about Mukesh and Anil but Ratan and Mukesh as you are doing. Sunil and Ratan,you know,we need to, we need to and you can really help
him in this.
Neera:well,well I’ll help you. I do recognise thats the only way we can go.
Tarun:The public will not respect them unless they are ok with each other.All the time bad mouthing each other
Neera:ya,they are always fighting,ya. I am with you on that.I am going to
Tarun:which flight are you coming on.
Neera:aan, 4′o clock.
Tarun:ok
Neera:Why do you wanna join me?
Tarun:you come commercial flights or do you have a private jet now?
Neera:(laughs),not yet. my clients won’t pay me fees.
Tarun:when are you gonna get a private jet?
Neera:I told Ratan,I said, he said nobody Nira the world’s will ever see this guarantee and otherwise UK government feeling so much problem and you have done it and I said why dont u start with C-zra (not clear)
Tarun:why can’t you just use Ratan’s plane now?
Neera:(laughs).You know Tarun I never ask for favors.
Tarun:One way Ratan’s plane one way Mukesh’s plane.
Neera:(laughs)I am very happy on my commercial flights. I am waiting for Jet and Kingfisher to go down so that some decent people can take over those airlines.
Tarun:ya
Neera:But you Tarun I tell you about Air India, did you talk to PM about bringing Sunil Arora there?
Tarun:again?
Neera:We really wanna turn that airline around,aan.
Tarun:again?
Neera:he is the only guy who has the respect of the union.
Tarun:oh
Neera:And who has the capacity to turn that airline around.Prafull won’t have him.Prafull is dead against him but PM may have a view that he is pro BJP
But I dont think Sunil is just because he has worked with Shekhawat.
Tarun:hmm
Neera:But I think Sunil got,I have seen it you know.He has the capacity.
Tarun:Sunil was recommended to me to be the director general of CII.
Neera:ya ya.he has really got potential.
Tarun:But..The recommednation was he will be two years here and then he leave out when he becomes secretary.How can ,you know,how can we agree to that?
Neera:You know,you can do,there are always special provisions,comeon.
Tarun:Anyways,now its too late now,too late.
Neera:murmurs in protest,why?
Tarun:We have got a Director General,no, we have got a DG no,how can I change?
Neera:no I know but I am saying for the Air India CMD we can
Tarun:Air India?
Neera:Ya
Tarun:That I’ll do. That I ll work on but Prafull is such a
Neera:He is,he is
Tarun:he is a sharpy.
Neera:But Prime minister is there no,he has already put his foot down.he has already got involved.
Tarun:He put his foot down in many people.He is kicking around his ministers big time.
Neera:O.I am glad.I am glad.
Tarun:After long time.
Neera:glad,did he tell you anything about the gas issue?
Tarun:I want to stay away from this gas issue.you want me to write about it(laughs)
Neera:But its national interest.
Tarun:we will talk about it,
Neera:Its national interest
Tarun:We’ll talk we’ll when you come back.
Neera:you know there is only one man who can give point perspective.All I am saying here is
Tarun:hmm
Neera:You divide Dhirubhai’s wealth that’s all very well.But you can’t get fighting about national wealth.Its the nation’s wealth you know.
Tarun:ya
Neera:Thats all I am saying.I am not taking sides.On that one.Because I really believe we are gonna surprise. I said this to Mukesh.you know.
Tarun:ya
Neera:This is the time to change it now.And time for him to change his reputation now.
Tarun:thats true.
Neera:ya
Tarun:Now You have sent me an SMS saying that Arup seeing some land.
Neera:ya,on wednesday because this guy only got some XMB(unclear) today because they say they are closing their QIP issue today.they are doing some swanky
paper work.
Tarun:No.no
Neera:so He said he is back in Delhi on wednesday and said he had three four plots he appointed this guy Tripathi to take Arup around to show him the.. land
Tarun:I thought I will also go if its at a time which works for me.
Neera:ok
Tarun:I am free in the morning or after lunch.Lunch I have got a meeting in Delhi.
Neera:ok,so I ll ask him to. They can also do it in morning.
Tarun:Morning it would be great.
Neera:I’ll set it up with him when he comes back tomorrow.
Tarun:Ok.
Neera:He said..
Tarun:ya
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Phone rings
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Niira: Hello?
Rashmi: Hi Niira, my name is Rashmi and I write for The Economic Times.
Niira: Hi Rashmi, how are you?
Rashmi: I’m good, I write on telecom, out of Bombay.
Niira: I know, I’ve heard so much about you.
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Rashmi: Okay, actually you know that this is regarding another story that I have learnt and of course it can be totally – you know, I mean, you might not have anything to offer on that. It’s about Bharti Airtel being in talks with Tata Communication, with Tatas rather, to buy out their stake in Tata Communications, okay?
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Niira: What nonsense.
Rashmi: I know, I know. You have the right to say all that you want to say, I’m sending you a short questionnaire. We also have details, I mean, we have just very broad details, we also don’t have finer details, inner details.
Niira: Hmm.
Rashmi: But um, the fact is that I don’t want to write anything before of course letting Tata the chance- giving Tata the chance to you know, respond.
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Niira: It’s actually incorrect. It leads me to a meeting I had with Rahul Joshi yesterday where I told Rahul that you know, even in the case of Tata Motors, your Nandini and Lijee and all of them write stories and I have ten stories sitting on my table today – 8 of them are actually incorrect. Incorrect matlab, matlab actually -
Rashmi: I don’t know if you’ve been tracking my stories or not, by and large I -
Niira: No no, I have great respect for you. Rohit has been telling me about you and I have absolutely great respect for you. You’ve always been, I mean you’ve been – normally spot on, but let me tell you somebody’s having you on, coz you will force me to -
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Rashmi: No no, now I’ll tell you. Niira – Niira, I’ll tell you – It’s not only me, there’re 2 more seniors in different centres, they’re not even in Bombay, they’re calling me up – they told me on Sunday about the same thing, and I -
Niira: Rashmi, aisa kaun spread kar raha hai? (Rashmi, who is spreading this news?). There is only one bunch of loonies that spread anything -
Rashmi: I know -
Niira: – which is -
Rashmi: I know, I know, Niira, I exactly know what you’re saying, but something is off -
Niira: Rashmi, you know what their attempt is right now, to show that Bhartis and Tatas are getting closer together.
Rashmi: Hmm.
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Niira: So they want to try – see what is their attempt, single attempt, to get 6.25 MHz of spectrum by fudging all the figures and doing what they want. They want to show the government, or not so much the government – they want to show Raja, because they’ve tried every other way to show that how they’re getting closer to Sunil Mittal, we’re doing this, we’re doing that, whatever. They want to now show that they’re actually entering into a business engagement -
Rashmi: Hmm.
Niira: – so that, we are – so they can go Raja and say look, Tatas and Sunil Mittal are going to hit you, I’m the only one who’s going to protect you.
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Rashmi: Hmm.
Niira: I know your game, Rashmi, (inaudible), you can send me your questionnaire, I’m going to send it to Rahul, I’m going to tell him it’s absolutely wrong -
Rashmi: No, I’ll…I’ll still -
Niira: Because it’s wrong.
Rashmi: I’ll still send you a questionnaire, you can send it to Rahul, and uh, of course I’m sending it after talking to Bodhi and Javed and all, so it’s not that I’m randomly sending you a questionnaire on a story big like this. So what I’ll do is, I’ll send it,
I’ll mark a copy to Srinath if you want me to -
Niira: Please do, please you can mark everyone a copy including Mr. Tata (laughs), I don’t mind -
Rashmi: No no no! I mean, that’s why I’m asking you, it’ll be n dot srinath at tata…com, what is it, I don’t know -
Niira: Uh, Srinath ki email id kya hai? Srini ka? (What is Srinath’s email id?)
Unnamed: (inaudible, in background)
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Niira: srinath dot n at tata communications dot com
Rashmi: Okay…tata communications…you know, if it was only me who had heard I would still doubt myself, but since some very senior people and -
Niira: I know where it’s coming from! I know where it’s coming from. I can tell you exactly where it’s coming and I know who in your system is talking to who. The names that you’ve just given me, I can assure you, they’re in touch with them, and I know that for a fact. Rashmi, tum yeh story carry karoge mujhe letter likhna padega (Rashmi, if you carry this story I will have to write a letter). Simple baatein (simply put) -
Rashmi: Nahin nahin woh to (no no, that’s -) (inaudible) -
Niira: (inaudible argument) – You tell Bodhi, and you tell Javed also -
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Rashmi: I’ve told Bodhi, told Javed, and uh, what Rajeev has already written so many letters (laughs). (inaudible)
Niira: I will not even bother with Rajeev, because this is something that is absolutely lies, I know where it’s coming from, it might be not even true. We’re not talking to Bharti in anyway at all, there is no discussion with anyone – this is absolutely somebody just doing kite flying. And I don’t think you can carry stories which are just – I mean, tomorrow I can say you know that, Bennett Coleman has been bought off by Subhas Chandra but -
Rashmi: You know Niira, everybody tells me the same thing, that your company is being bought by this this, and
Rupert Murdoch is buying BCCL and you know, everytime I write a story like that and you know, display back the same thing to me. I really don’t know, if I don’t write, someone else will write. Maximum…I mean, I’ve kept everybody in the loop including Javed and Bodhi. I’ll just check with them once again but I don’t think it will be like a no-no from them.
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Niira: Eh, Rashmi, you tell um, Bodhi that you’ve spoken to me.
Rashmi: Hmm.
Niira: It’s lies.
Rashmi: Hmm.
Niira: You run the story, then let him put it – run it past Rahul. Rahul and I’ve had a discussion yesterday, I’ll leave it for Times of India to decide, and ET to decide how they want to go forward on this.
Rashmi: (inaudible)
Niira: If the story comes out, I will then take it right to the top, because the story is wrong. I won’t leave it, you can tell Bodhi that.
Rashmi: (inaudible)
Niira: I’ve said that because I know the story is wrong, na? I don’t have to convince you that – because I know it’s not correct.
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Rashmi: Niira, why don’t you call Bodhi and have a word with him, I think that’ll be better.
Niira: No no, tell him – I’m not even going to bother calling, I’m going to call Rahul just now and tell him that this is absolute nonsense that’s happening and that this needs to st – this is exactly what I met Rahul on yesterday -
Rashmi: Hmm.
Niira: I told him, I said, Rahul, if I find negat- I don’t care if it’s negative or positive, if you have a negative story and we’ve done something wrong and you carry it Rashmi, no problem, as long as you carry my point of view, right? I have no issues -
Rashmi: Your point -
Niira: But you carry a story which is actually wrong, then I have a problem.
Rashmi: Your point of view will be carried, Niira, your point of view will be carried.
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Niira: Jab story hi nahin hai to (when there’s no story to begin with), it’s not even true, Rashmi. Rashmi, if I was lying, if Bharti is talking to us, it would be there na? I’m telling you it’s not true!
Rashmi: It would be where? It would be where, tell me? It would be where? You would -
Niira: It’s not there! Zero!
Rashmi: (inaudible) Even when you were…Niira, it’s been my experience yaar, everytime there’s…anybody talks to anybody they always deny it till the last minute, right?
Niira: To baat hi nahin hai, Rashmi, main tumhe ek baat bata do, yeh baat nahin hai (There’s no possibility of that, Rashmi, I’ll tell you one thing, there’s no possibility of that). Jo hai, agar hum log baat – you know what I will then tell you, Rashmi? Main comment nahin kar sakti ispe (I cannot comment on this), is what I will tell you.
Rashmi: Hmm.
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Niira: Then you carry the story, I don’t have a problem.
Rashmi: Hmm.
Niira: What I’m telling you is -
Rashmi: Accha, theek hai, now let me, let me -
Niira: – that this is not even remotely possible.
Rashmi: – no, what I’ll do is tell Bodhi what you are saying and then I’ll run the questionnaire through to him and then I’ll like, you know, then we can take it forward from there, if I send you a mail I’ll SMS you saying that -
Niira: Rashmi, you send me the mail, I’m going to send it to Rahul, I’m not going to respond to you, I’m going to let you run the story and after that I will leave for the Tatas to decide what they want to do with Bennett Coleman. (inaudible)
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Rashmi: But we will not run the story – we will not run the story without your comment, na?
Niira: Nahin, to main tumhe comment bhejungi na (No, so I will send you a comment, won’t I)? Because to me this is – you and I have spoken, as far as I am concerned this is absolutely wrong, this information is inaccurate, you are being led up the garden path. I don’t even want to respond that it is wrong because I’ve told you this, I’m not – I’m just going to – I’m going to send it on to Rahul and I’m going to say this is yet – please add it to my list of of Lijee Philip and other Economic Times stories which are factually wrong. (pause) So then I will let Tatas decide what they want to do with Bennett Coleman.
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Rashmi: (laughs) You don’t tell me all that, I’ll tell Bodhi -
Niira: (inaudible) bol de na Bodhi ko (tell Bodhi) -
Rashmi: I’ll tell Bodhi -
Niira: (inaudible) Rashmi, that’s how strongly I feel about it because I’m so tired of having to defend (inaudible).
(pause)
Rashmi: My problem is, you know Niira, my problem is I’ve been stopped from writing stories till the eleventh hour -
Niira: Hmm.
Rashmi: – only to see them being formally announced the next day. So my experience with the Tata Group in particular has been so bad and um -
Niira: No was Tata Tele and you’ve had a couple of instances Rashmi and I’m really sorry about that, but yeh Bharti ka issue nahin hai, it’s not there!
(pause)
Niira: Yeh baat hi galat hai (this information is wrong).
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Rashmi: That’s what I’m saying, that’s what I’m saying na, my experience with the group has been so bad that I mean, if it was for the first time somebody was saying like, then I would have believed. But then -
(inaudible)
Niira: So what is your query? That Bharti is buying Tata Communications?
Rashmi: No the – (laughs) – only your stake, I mean only Tata’s stake, not the whole company, they’re buying out Tatas from the venture.
Niira: From the government?
Rashmi: No, not from the government! See, Tatas have 51% in the company no? So Bharti is buying that 51% from Tata.
Niira: What nonsense.
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Rashmi: I know it is, I know it is (inaudible) what you’re saying -
Niira: What nonsense!
Rashmi: Anyways, you… you agree with me, you’ve told me exactly how you feel about it.
Niira: (laughing)
Rashmi: Let me, let me just discuss it with Bodhi also and um then -
Niira: Rashmi. Rashmi, Rashmi, why don’t you follow nice stories? Usko tum 6.25 spectum dila doge, why don’t you – (breaks out laughing) – follow sensible stories – (still laughing)
Rashmi: I follow all sorts of stories Niira, I follow all sorts of stories. I don’t write only…these big stories only come once in a blue moon. No no, I’ll tell Bodhi exactly, I’ll tell Bodhi exactly what you’re telling -
Niira: You tell him you please – front page de do mujhe (put me on the front page), double – I want full spread front page -
Rashmi: You want?
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Niira: Ya, you please give me 5 columns.
Rashmi: Hmm, for what?
Niira: After that I will let Ratan Tata decide what you want to do with Bennett Coleman.
(inaudible)
Rashmi: For which story, you’re saying?
Niira: This one, this one – Bharti buying Tata Communications stake.
Rashmi: No no, I’ll not say all that, I’ll just tell exactly what -
(inaudible)
Niira: – 5 columns to mujhe dogi na isme (you’ll give me 5 columns, won’t you), with big headline?
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Rashmi: No accha, let me just uh, we’re wasting time Niira, I’m wasting your time and so -
Niira: You’re not, Rashmi, you’re not wasting my time, I would put it another way, seriously I’m telling you – please run the story.
Rashmi: I will -
Niira: You run it in 5 columns, give me 5 columns -
Rashmi: I will just tell Bodhi what you’re saying. I’ll just tell Bodhi and I’ll tell Javed also, theek hai (alright)?
Niira: Ya tell him – tell him, run the story.
Rashmi: And if at all -
(ends abruptly)
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Man: Hello
Nira: Hi
Man: Nira I don’t know what’s happening but the reality… anyway, mukesh just asked me to tell you that… and . hello!. And I think what Mahesh Agarwal who is advocate on record for ADAG. I just saw him on the TV and im sure mukesh and manoj must be seeing the same thing and getting excited and..
Nira: I was just speaking to manoj modi just now…two minutes back.
Man: I don’t know. Someone just called half a minute ago. Obviously manoj said something to mukesh and Mukesh called me. Okay anyway, It isn’t like our stay application was rejected or refused. We did not ask for any stay. It was Mukul Rohatgi who wanted to argue for an interim relief. And then the chief said I have these papers. These big bunch of papers came to me at 9 pm last night and there is no way you expect me to read all this! Sorry I’m not entertaining anything. So then Mukul said that I will argue on the 20th about some interim relief. So it is not… we never even mentioned or asked or remotely, or said anything similar to any interim relief.
Nira: But listen, I’m watching all the channels and I’ve not seen this coming anywhere.
Man: No, no, no. I just saw it on the CNBC.
Nira: On CNBC?
Man: Yeah yeah, it was that.
Nira: I’ll get her on the line right now and u can speak with Shirin. I don’t think… Maybe Mahesh Agarwal has said it.
Man: Yes Mahesh agarwal had said it. I’m talking about that
Nira: So ill clarify to Shirin right now, that’s not the case.
Man: So that is one. And then the second thing is, government is a respondent.
Nira: That is clarified haan
Man: Yea so that is…
Nira: They didn’t respond. They have been mentioning it since yesterday. They’ve been telling everybody since yesterday.
Man: No just now! Just now I saw. I heard Mahesh Agarwal saying government is not a respondent in this case.
Nira: How can they lie! Such liars! I will just have a word with all the channels, sir. So don’t worry. I’ll just have a word with all of them.
Man: Okay
Nira: Yea, government is a respondent and Mahesh …
Man: Yes government is a respondent in our case.
Nira: Yea, matter is listed. And all parties including government have been served notice for 20th. And that’s, that’s exactly what we put out to everyone.
Man: Right
Nira: I will have a word with all the channels to make sure only what is fact comes out. Now if he wants to come out
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