Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep S Puri on Friday hit back at the Kerala government for objecting to the Centre’s decision to privatise Thiruvananthapuram airport. He said Kerala’s bid was 20 per cent lower than Adani Enterprises, which won the bid for three airports including Thiruvananthapuram airport.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had on Thursday written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing his objection to the Centre’s “unilateral” decision on the issue. The state government has said that its proposal to match the offer made by the highest bidder — the Adani group — for the Thiruvananthapuram airport was not allowed, and therefore the people would oppose the move.
