Former Telecom Minister A Raja,the prime accused in 2G spectrum scam who was released on bailrecently, arrived here today to a rousing reception by partyworkers en route to his parliamentary constituency Nilgiris.
This is Raja's first visit to his home state since hisarrest in February last year.
Nearly 1,000 party workers thronged the city airport towelcome Raja, the dalit face of the DMK.
The former minister however, did not talk to waitingmediaersons.
Raja later left for Annur to meet the people, from wherehe would leave for Mettupalayam and Udhagamandalam, fallingunder his constituency, party sources said.
He would hold a review meeting of development works atUdhagamandalam tomorrow and visit Kothagiri and Gudalur,before returning to Chennai on June 12, they said.
A Delhi court had on Thursday allowed Raja to visit TamilNadu between June 8 and June 30 accepting his plea.
The court had earlier while granting him bail on May 15imposed certain conditions, including that he would not visithis home state without its prior permission.
Raja had sought the court's permission also on the groundthat the trial proceedings would not be undertaken from June 9to June 30 owing to summer vacation.