Coal Scam: Ex-top bureaucrats come out in support of Parakh

"I reminded CVC at least two times after that. There has been no visible response from CVC on my letters," Sarma said.



Former Cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian said such kind of action by CBI against Parakh will stop others from taking decisions.

"There are all kind of bureaucrats, good, bad, honest ... There has to be a reasonable basis for any action by the agency," he said.

"According to the FIR, it was said Parakh met Kumar Mangalam Birla. As Cabinet Secretary, I used to meet ten bureaucrats, ten politicians and ten businessmen daily. Should that mean that I be also made an accused?" he asked.

Parakh wanted the system to be changed for good, rued Subramanian. The former cabinet secretary also felt that there was an "ulterior motive" behind the move to name Parakh as an accused.

"If he has been made an accused, he could be crippled as a witness. There could be an ulterior motive," he said.