Investigation: Rajiv's associate Quattrocchi emerges a key player; and details of S.K. Jain's alleged payoff to Rao
Security Jeopardised: The hawala trail links politicians, the Bombay mafia, Pakistan's ISI and Kashmiri terrorists
The Judiciary: How the Supreme Court prodded a reluctant Central Bureau of iInvestigation into action
The People's Verdict: In an OUTLOOK-MODE opinion poll, 63 per cent say the Congress image will suffer
"Rao has started a fire but he doesn't know what it will burn and he doesn't have a fire brigade to assist him."
Nikhil Chakravatty, Eminent Journalist
"I am ashamed to be an Indian. This investigation is a last ditch attempt to mislead people into believing that the Congress is clean."
Nani Palkhivala, Constitution Expert
"This scam might just redemocratise India. It is good to think a public interest litigation could have started all this."
Upendra Baxi, Former Vice-Chancellor, Delhi University
What this confirms for the public is that most politicians, whatever their party learnings, are a bunch of thieves."
Khushwant Singh, Columnist
"The exposure of the scam seems politically motivated, timed as it is on the eve of the elections. Names have been exposed selectivley."
Justice H.R. Khanna, Former Supreme Court Judge
"The confirmation of corruption in high quarters is disheartening. That the corrupt are being scrutinised under the SC's vigilance is positive."
Soli Sorabjee, Eminent Jurist