A matter of timing

Decision was made public on the 95th birth anniversary of Capt C P Krishnan Nair

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) served The Leela’s marquee property in Mumbai an eviction notice last Thursday. If one were to use an oft-used aviation term, the notice was perfectly “on time”: The decision was made public on Thursday, which, ironically, was the 95th birth anniversary of Capt C P Krishnan Nair, a war veteran and founder of the Leela Group of hotels. Also, just a few hours before the notice was served that evening, the hotel had hosted a high-profile aviation event at which many top AAI officials were present.