Middleman asked AgustaWestland to target Sonia aides for chopper deal CNN-IBN | 01-Feb-2014 19:15 PM New Delhi: Theres a new twist in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal scam that is bound to be a big embarrassment for the Congress. CNN-IBN has accessed a copy of a letter by key middleman Christian Michel produced in an Italian Court. The letter was written by Michel to the India head of AgustaWestland in March 2008 saying the key aides of UPA Chairperson Sania Gandhi need to be targeted to push the deal through. The names of the key aides include - Manmohan Singh, Ahmed Patel, Pranab Mukherjee, Veerappa Moily, Oscar Fernandes, MK Narayanan and Vinay Singh. Sources in the PMO said that the deal has already been cancelled. Will take action against those indulging in such slanderous activities, PMO sources said. Michel was in India exactly 10 days before filing of the preliminary enquiry by the CBI in February 2013. In 2013, between January 12 and February 14, Michel flew in and out of India six times. Michels name was being discussed in the media since 2012 itself. Michel came a total of 31 times to India between 2011 and 2012.
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