For his part, Parakh said CBI had failed to appreciate issues involved in the case even as he appreciated the Prime Minister for asserting that the decision was right.
He said the CBI contention that Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, met the Prime Minister and him and after that decision was reversed does not show slightest element of criminality.
Parakh said CBI has not been able to appreciate the issues involved in this particular decision. “It was very gracious on the part of the Prime Minister to say yes the decision was right and if CBI has anything to ask they are free to ask,” he told reporters.
CBI has alleged that Birla met Parakh during July, 2005, requesting allocation of the block.