The Union Government’s decision to award the operation, management and development works of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to the Adani Group was as per existing rules and through a transparent process, according to V Muraleedharan, Union Minister of State for External Affairs.
Muraleedharan disclosed that the Kerala Government too was a party to the decision making process which culminated on Wednesday with the awarding of the airport to the Adani Group for a period of 50 years.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to Prime Ministetr Narendra Modi on Wednesday itself expressing the former’s displeasure over the Centre’s decision. “ In view of the unilateral decision taken by the Union Government without giving any credence to the State Government’s arguments,