Jaitley, and Mahajan fixed it, and brought it to world class standards. Sure technology happened to improve during their time, but they created the right policy framework for it to thrive. THe telecommunications sector today is on par with any country in the world, whereas when the congress implemented policy drove the telecommunications sector, it was as bad as the worst country in the world. The DMK fellows are today using it just as Sukh Ram and the congress did - another cash cow.
