Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry said he received two million Australian dollars but he never lied about it.
Speaking in talkback on Radio Sargam, Chaudhry said the two million dollars was collected by the Indian community in India for him and his family.
A caller then asked Chaudhry why he did not reveal about the the two million dollars in Parliament when serious questions were raised by the then Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase.
Chaudhry said he did not lie because the questions were in relation to the money collected in India by the then Chief Minister, Om Prakash Chautala. He maintains that he did not get a single cent from the money collected in Hariyana, India.
The former Finance Minister also said he took Laisenia Qarase to court in relation to the Hariyana money and its now before the High court.
Meanwhile, Chautala's son told the Indian Media that the money collected by his father is still in a bank in India and could not be transferred to Fiji because of exchange problems.
I Did Get $2m Aust But I Didn’t Lie-Chaudhry
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