“Disappointed”

The report “Congress Gets Burned by the Sun” published on March 26, 2012, gives the impression that I solely own and manage Lanco and have manipulated the commissioning certificates. I resigned as the chairman before I became an MP. Lanco is a publicly owned company. My family members and I only have a stake in it. I am not aware about affairs of the company and you have quoted my aide on this in your story. I am deeply disappointed and hurt that even then your reporter has dragged my name into the case. RAJAGOPAL LAGADAPATI, I have nowhere mentioned that Rajagopal has manipulated the commissioning certificates. Even then I clarified his noninvolvement through his aide’s quote. A reference to him was given only to illustrate the background of Lanco. As founderchairman, he built Lanco. He and his family has a certain stake in it. His brother is executive chairman, but Rajgopal is perceived as its face. I regret the reference that he “owns” Lanco has hurt him. The story was on how a Congress government in Rajasthan has wrongly issued commissioning certificates. The government and NVVN have accepted this and encashed bank guarantees of such projects. ROHIT PARIHAR, INDIA TODAY