Chavan’s fate hangs by a thread-31Oct2010

Dhananjay K. (India)
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  1. fraudulent scheme
    an illegal enterprise carried on for profit
    Scrutiny of records so far indicate that while the promoters of Adarsh got the go-ahead for the launch of the fraudulent scheme under Rane’s chief ministership, the letter of intent was issued when Deshmukh helmed the state.
  2. letter of intent
    any letter expressing an intention to take some action
    Scrutiny of records so far indicate that while the promoters of Adarsh got the go-ahead for the launch of the fraudulent scheme under Rane’s chief ministership, the letter of intent was issued when Deshmukh helmed the state.
  3. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
    Chavan says he will stay on in Delhi Chavan fails to soften Sonia
    New Delhi: The probe panel was announced by Congress president Sonia Gandhi after the beleaguered chief minister’s protestations of innocence failed to move her.
  4. supremo
    the most important person in an organization
    Chavan’s fate hangs by a thread
    CM Meets Sonia, Offers To Resign Pranab, Antony To Probe Charges
    Cong Boss Unhappy With Him, But ‘Taint’ On Three Wannabe Successors
    TIMES NEWS NETWORK

    New Delhi: Six days after The Times of India blew the lid off the Adarsh housing scam, Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan on Saturday offered to resign, possibly in the hope that Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi would turn down his offer.
  5. hang by a thread
    depend on a small thing or be at risk
    Chavan’s fate hangs by a thread
    CM Meets Sonia, Offers To Resign Pranab, Antony To Probe Charges
    Cong Boss Unhappy With Him, But ‘Taint’ On Three Wannabe Successors
    TIMES NEWS NETWORK

    New Delhi: Six days after The Times of India blew the lid off the Adarsh housing scam, Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan on Saturday offered to resign, possibly in the hope that Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi would turn down his offer.
  6. wannabe
    an ambitious and aspiring young person
    Chavan’s fate hangs by a thread
    CM Meets Sonia, Offers To Resign Pranab, Antony To Probe Charges
    Cong Boss Unhappy With Him, But ‘Taint’ On Three Wannabe Successors
    TIMES NEWS NETWORK

    New Delhi: Six days after The Times of India blew the lid off the Adarsh housing scam, Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan on Saturday offered to resign, possibly in the hope that Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi would turn down his offer.
  7. quid pro quo
    something given in exchange for something else
    The argument, however, failed to soften the leadership’s assessment that the society may have got a crucial clearance from Maharashtra’s revenue department in 2000 when Chavan was the minister in charge — as a quid pro quo.
  8. winnowing
    the act of separating grain from chaff
    The winnowing of the field should work to the advantage of new entrants to the power game — Union ministers of state Prithviraj Chavan and Gurudas Kamat.
  9. entrant
    someone who comes in
    The winnowing of the field should work to the advantage of new entrants to the power game — Union ministers of state Prithviraj Chavan and Gurudas Kamat.
  10. go-ahead
    a signal to proceed
    Scrutiny of records so far indicate that while the promoters of Adarsh got the go-ahead for the launch of the fraudulent scheme under Rane’s chief ministership, the letter of intent was issued when Deshmukh helmed the state.
  11. unconvinced
    not persuaded or certain that something is true or reliable
    But his last-gasp attempt to save his job appeared likely to fail, with a livid Sonia unconvinced by his denial of wrongdoing.
  12. collusion
    secret agreement
    She has appointed a two-man jury comprising senior Union ministers Pranab Mukherjee and A K Antony to examine his defence, amid strong indications that the leadership was inclined to accepting the resignation offer because of evidence pointing to collusion with the masterminds of Adarsh.
  13. mastermind
    someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
    She has appointed a two-man jury comprising senior Union ministers Pranab Mukherjee and A K Antony to examine his defence, amid strong indications that the leadership was inclined to accepting the resignation offer because of evidence pointing to collusion with the masterminds of Adarsh.
  14. winnow
    the act of separating grain from chaff
    The winnowing of the field should work to the advantage of new entrants to the power game — Union ministers of state Prithviraj Chavan and Gurudas Kamat.
  15. backdrop
    scenery hung at the rear of a stage
    She, it is learnt, heard the CM out as the latter argued his case against the backdrop of the disclosure of his kin having flats in the illegally built society.
  16. snowball
    snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)
    But the fact that their tenures saw the scam snowball could weaken their claims.
  17. duo
    two items of the same kind
    The duo will submit its findings to the party president after Chavan’s meeting with Mukherjee scheduled for Sunday evening.
  18. crucial
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
    As compared to Chavan, the three former chief ministers are better off in one crucial aspect: their kin have not been found to own flats, at least not in their names, in Adarsh society.
  19. fraudulent
    intended to deceive
    Scrutiny of records so far indicate that while the promoters of Adarsh got the go-ahead for the launch of the fraudulent scheme under Rane’s chief ministership, the letter of intent was issued when Deshmukh helmed the state.
  20. stacked
    arranged in a stack
    While odds seem to be stacked against Chavan, the expose has also hurt the prospects of potential claimants — Narayan Rane, Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushil Kumar Shinde — for the CM’s job.
  21. livid
    furiously angry
    But his last-gasp attempt to save his job appeared likely to fail, with a livid Sonia unconvinced by his denial of wrongdoing.
  22. protestation
    a strong declaration of protest
    Chavan says he will stay on in Delhi Chavan fails to soften Sonia
    New Delhi: The probe panel was announced by Congress president Sonia Gandhi after the beleaguered chief minister’s protestations of innocence failed to move her.
  23. quid
    a wad of something chewable as tobacco
    The argument, however, failed to soften the leadership’s assessment that the society may have got a crucial clearance from Maharashtra’s revenue department in 2000 when Chavan was the minister in charge — as a quid pro quo.
  24. gasp
    a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
    But his last-gasp attempt to save his job appeared likely to fail, with a livid Sonia unconvinced by his denial of wrongdoing.
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