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CBI has examined TKA Nair, advisor to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks when Singh was also holding the charge of coal ministry.
CBI sources said Nair was examined twice last month when the agency wanted some clarifications on his responses given earlier this year.
The sources said CBI had sent a detailed questionnaire seeking his responses on the alleged irregularities to which he had provided his replies early this year.
Replies of Nair were sought on delay in auctioning of coal blocks, missing coal files and events leading to the Talabira coal block being given to Hindalco in which the CBI has registered a case against then coal secretary P C Parakh and chairman of Aditya Birla Group Kumar Mangalam Birla.
They said on the analysis of his responses, the agency felt the need to seek clarification on a number of points as the responses were not clear to the investigating officers.
The sleuths then met Nair twice in June and recorded his clarifications on the issues underlined by the agency.
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