Finance ministry to JPC: 2G note issued after PMO nod

The controversial 2G note that suggested P Chidambaram as finance minister could have nipped the telecom scam was issued with the approval of the Prime Minister's Office, top ministry officials told the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wednesday. The committee was also told that the word "perusal" had replaced "approval" in the context of finance minister Pranab Mukherjee's scrutiny of the note in an internal noting just two days before the "backgrounder" was readied. 

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