Satyam verdict: Ramalinga Raju keeps calm, hopes for appeal

HYDERABAD: ‘Guilty’ was the verdict delivered by the special sessions court in Hyderabad against all 10 accused in the long-drawn financial fraud by Satyam Computer Services. Taken in to custody immediately after the verdict was announced, the guilty 10 including A1 (accused number 1) B Ramalinga Raju were confined to the muggy court room for more than two hours for the sentence to be read out. It was a field day for the lawyers and the CBI officials who could access the court where the proceedings were going on.

“We are going to appeal,” said Raju’s lawyer, on a day when anyone walking out of the court was hounded for details and the latest developments behind the closed doors. Dressed in a light blue checked shirt, Ramalinga Raju had astudied non-chalance and even facade, which escaped former partners at Price Waterhouse, S Gopalakrishnan and Srinivas Talluri.

While the auditors looked visibly shaken much like their immediate family members, Raju’s mood seemed to lighten up towards the end, waiting for the warrant to be filed.