Air India should be run by an Indian firm, says RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

Bhagwat addressed a 500-member gathering comprising of stock market participants, brokers and fund managers

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Monday Air India should be handed over to an Indian company and foreign investors should not be allowed to participate in the national carrier’s disinvestment.

“If the problem is that Air India has not been run properly, hand it over to someone who can do it and it should only be an Indian firm,” he said. 
 

He gave examples of countries like Germany, which protect their airline industry from foreign participation. 

“No country would accept losing dominance over its skies,” he added. 

Speaking at an event organised at the BSE, Bhagwat said it was