'Master of chunavi photo-ops': Cong's swipe at PM on Tejas sortie '

The Congress took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he took a sortie on a Tejas aircraft on Saturday and hailed India’s indigenous capabilities, saying it doesn’t cost the “master of chunavi photo-ops” much to acknowledge the efforts and endeavours prior to 2014.

 

Modi undertook the during his Bengaluru visit and said the experience has bolstered his confidence in the country’s indigenous capabilities.

 

In a post on X attacking the Modi, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Tejas is yet another tribute to our indigenous scientific and technological capacity and capability that has been built up resolutely over the decades.” Tejas has been designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) that was established in 1984 and that worked collaboratively with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL), National Aerospace Laboratories(NAL), the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy, the former Union minister said.