KTS Tulsi front runner to lead Manmohan Singh's charge

With the grand old party throwing its weight behind Manmohan Singh, the former prime minister is gearing up for a legal tussle to rid himself of the coal scam taint.

Sources say that legal eagles such as KTS Tulsi are among the front runners to lead the former prime minister's charge with a multi-pronged strategy.

Though it is a strongly worded letter, there are plenty of loopholes in it, which will be exploited by the counsel. The argument is likely to be that Manmohan Singh only served the federal structure as guaranteed by constitutional arrangement. The explanation being the PMO had pursued the matter of giving coal block Talabira–II to Hindalco after receiving a letter from Naveen Patnaik, the then CM of Orissa.

Second argument being, CBI even though it has submitted its report, with respect to the questions being posted to the PM, at no point did the CBI make any allegations of malafide intent or conduct.