Govt should not give clearance to newly appointed Air India CEO RSS affiliate
New Delhi Feb 25 PTI RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch Friday said the government should not give clearance to the appointment of Ilker Ayci as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air India keeping in view national securitySJMs co-convenor Ashwani Mahajan said the government is already sensitive to the issue and has taken up the matter very seriouslyWe feel that government should not give its permission to Aycis appointment keeping in view national security I think the government is already sensitive to the issue and has taken up the matter very seriously I dont think the government will approve it he told PTIWhen asked for the reasons why the SJM is opposed to the newly appointed CEO and MD Mahajan reiterated that its a matter of national security After all decisions are taken about a person based on his relationships On February 14 Tata Sons announced the appointment of Ayci former chairman of Turkish Airlines as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air IndiaAnnouncing his appointment it said in a statement that Ayci will assume his new responsibilities on or before April 1The statement also added that Aycis appointment to the new position is subject to the requisite regulatory approvalsThe Ministry of Home Ministry MHA scrupulously carries out a thorough background check of all foreign nationals when they are appointed in the key positions of any Indian companyIt will be the same process for the newly appointed CEO and MD of the Air India as well official sources have saidSince Ayci is a Turkish national the MHA is expected to take help from the external intelligence agency RAW for his background checkAyci was an advisor of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan when the latter was mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998He also served the Turkish Airlines as its chairman from 2015 to 2022 and was credited with turning the airline around PTI PK PK TIR TIR
New Delhi Feb 25 PTI RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch Friday said the government should not give clearance to the appointment of Ilker Ayci as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air India keeping in view national securitySJMs co-convenor Ashwani Mahajan said the government is already sensitive to the issue and has taken up the matter very seriouslyWe feel that government should not give its permission to Aycis appointment keeping in view national security I think the government is already sensitive to the issue and has taken up the matter very seriously I dont think the government will approve it he told PTIWhen asked for the reasons why the SJM is opposed to the newly appointed CEO and MD Mahajan reiterated that its a matter of national security After all decisions are taken about a person based on his relationships On February 14 Tata Sons announced the appointment of Ayci former chairman of Turkish Airlines as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air IndiaAnnouncing his appointment it said in a statement that Ayci will assume his new responsibilities on or before April 1The statement also added that Aycis appointment to the new position is subject to the requisite regulatory approvalsThe Ministry of Home Ministry MHA scrupulously carries out a thorough background check of all foreign nationals when they are appointed in the key positions of any Indian companyIt will be the same process for the newly appointed CEO and MD of the Air India as well official sources have saidSince Ayci is a Turkish national the MHA is expected to take help from the external intelligence agency RAW for his background checkAyci was an advisor of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan when the latter was mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998He also served the Turkish Airlines as its chairman from 2015 to 2022 and was credited with turning the airline around PTI PK PK TIR TIR
