Flight path

Mahesh Sharma, minister of state for culture, tourism and civil aviation, has been in a belligerent mood after his controversial remarks on women, culture and religion were reported by the media. So when a bunch of journalists quizzed him about the latest developments in the aviation sector, Sharma urged them to write: "Mahesh Sharma is on a saffronisation spree and (he) would change the name of the civil aviation ministry building to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Bhavan." For the record, Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan houses the civil aviation ministry, besides the headquarters of the Airports Authority of India.