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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government has been wracked by a series of corruption scandals in the past year.<\/p>\n

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  • Court says the charges were overlooked when the appointment was made<\/li>\n
  • Thomas has been linked to a deal to fraudulently import palm oil at higher prices<\/li>\n
  • He insists the charges are baseless<\/li>\n

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    New Delhi, India (CNN)<\/b> — India’s beleaguered government suffered another blow Thursday as the country’s Supreme Court quashed the appointment of the top anti-corruption investigator because he himself faced allegations of fraud.<\/p>\n

    The Supreme Court noted that charges of corruption against the man chosen to head India’s anti-corruption commission were overlooked while making the appointment last year, attorneys said.<\/p>\n

    Central vigilance commissioner P.J. Thomas has been linked to a deal to fraudulently import palm oil from Malaysia at higher prices as a senior bureaucrat in the southern state of Kerala in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

    He insists the charges against him are baseless.<\/p>\n

    The Supreme Court quashed Thomas’ appointment, citing the pending case against him, advocate Prashant Bhushan said.<\/p>\n

    Bhushan represented a group of petitioners who had challenged the selection of Thomas for the key post.<\/p>\n

    Indian opposition parties, which have forced prime minister Manmohan Singh’s embattled administration to order a parliamentary probe into a massive, multi-billion-dollar telecom scandal, demanded the government make a statement to lawmakers on the annulled appointment.<\/p>\n

    Now in its second term, Singh’s ruling coalition has suffered a huge reputation crisis because of a series of corruption scandals that came to light last year.<\/p>\n


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