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Politics

Kerala opposition leader defends use of chartered aircraft

Source: NDTV · 23 Sep 2026, 07:43 UTC

Kerala opposition leader V.D. Satheesan defended the use of a chartered aircraft, according to NDTV. The supplied material also says a three-year helicopter contract had expired and that the chief minister said it would not be extended. It provides no details about the aircraft use, cost, purpose or criticism involved.

Kerala opposition leader V.D. Satheesan has defended the use of a chartered aircraft, according to NDTV. The supplied material does not include Satheesan’s full explanation or specify the journey, cost or purpose of the aircraft.

It also does not identify the criticism to which his remarks responded. Separately, the source says a three-year helicopter contract had expired. The chief minister said the government had decided not to extend it.

The available information does not state whether the chartered aircraft was connected to the helicopter contract, who used it or when the flight took place. It also gives no details about the contract’s value, its original purpose or the reasons for ending it. The report therefore records Satheesan’s defence and the chief minister’s statement that the helicopter arrangement would not be renewed, without supplying further context about either issue.

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