Fadnavis Flight Delay

Two passengers who were on the Air India aircraft that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis flew to the US in on Monday, have supported him saying he is not to blame for an hour-long delay in take-off.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is visiting the US, has in a series of tweets threatened to "initiate proceedings of criminal defamation" over reports that he delayed an Air India flight to New York on Monday.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier this week issued an unequivocal denial that his entourage delayed a flight to New York by an hour. NDTV has now accessed an internal Air India memo that records the delay and discloses that when the chief minister's advise was sought, he "responded that he would not travel without his delegation."

At a time when India's repeatedly expressing its frustration with VIP culture, politicians and their aides appear to remain in thrall to special treatment. On Monday morning, an Air India flight from Mumbai to New York, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on board, was delayed by nearly an hour on account of a member of his entourage, sources sai...

Two passengers who were on the Air India aircraft that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis flew to the US in on Monday, have supported him saying he is not to blame for an hour-long delay in take-off.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is visiting the US, has in a series of tweets threatened to "initiate proceedings of criminal defamation" over reports that he delayed an Air India flight to New York on Monday.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier this week issued an unequivocal denial that his entourage delayed a flight to New York by an hour. NDTV has now accessed an internal Air India memo that records the delay and discloses that when the chief minister's advise was sought, he "responded that he would not travel without his delegation."

At a time when India's repeatedly expressing its frustration with VIP culture, politicians and their aides appear to remain in thrall to special treatment. On Monday morning, an Air India flight from Mumbai to New York, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on board, was delayed by nearly an hour on account of a member of his entourage, sources sai...