Kerala opposition leader defends foreign trips and private flight
V.D. Satheesan defended ministers’ foreign travel and the use of a private flight, saying no public money was spent on the trip. He declined to disclose the identity of the person who sponsored the aircraft, while also defending Shaji’s use of a friend’s car.
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan refused to disclose the identity of the individual who sponsored a private flight, according to The Hindu. He defended ministers’ foreign trips and the use of the aircraft, saying there was “nothing wrong with the trip” because not a single penny had been spent from the public exchequer.
The report also refers to a defence of Shaji’s use of a friend’s car. The supplied material does not explain the circumstances of that use or identify the ministers who travelled. It also gives no details about the flight’s destination, the sponsor’s reason for funding it or whether any formal inquiry is under way.
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