Vice Admiral Pasricha said Rajiv Gandhi was on official work, and his wife Sonia, son Rahul and a couple of IAS officers accompanied him
Previous maritime officers, including then leader of INS Viraat, on Thursday expelled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that previous PM Rajiv Gandhi had utilized the now-decommissioned plane carrying warship as his “own taxi”.
Resigned Admiral L Ramdas issued an announcement dismissing the PM’s case that Rajiv Gandhi utilized INS Viraat as his “own taxi” on a 10-day family get-away to Lakshadweep or that Sonia Gandhi’s relatives were ready the vessel. The occurrence goes back to December 1987. In the announcement, Admiral Ramdas said he has depended on reactions from his associates, resigned Admiral Arun Prakash, resigned Vice Admirals Vinod Pasricha and Madanjit Singh. Admi-ral Ramdas then headed the Indian Navy’s Southern Command.
Bad habit Admiral Pasricha was then Captain and leader INS Viraat. Naval commander Prakash was telling INS Vindhyagiri, which was going with INS Viraat and Vice Admiral Singh was leader INS Ganga. Chief naval officer Ramdas said he has likewise depended on a note from an officer who was then the maritime officer responsible for Lakshadweep Islands.
Chief naval officer Ramdas and Vice Admiral Pasricha were ready INS Viraat when it had facilitated Rajiv Gandhi. They said he set out INS Viraat off Trivandrum on the way Lakshadweep. The previous PM was at Trivandrum (presently Thiruvananthapuram) as boss visitor for the National Games prize appropriation..
