No role in giving clearance to Sterlite plan: Ex-Minister
Former Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday rejected reports claiming he had a role in granting clearance to the Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin. He said he became Environment Minister in May 2009, while the Sterlite project received three rounds of clearances between March 2007 and January 2009. He claimed that facts had been deliberately "distorted" to question his role. 