MUMBAI: Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani mentioned corporate competitors and malicious vested pursuits have "misinformed, misdirected and misled" the Indian National Congress celebration on the arguable Rafale deal.
In a media remark, Reliance Infrastructure mentioned its chairman wrote a letter to Congress celebration president Rahul Gandhi remaining week expressing deep anguish over the continuing personal assaults on him while terming all allegations as "baseless, ill-informed and unfortunate".
Ambani mentioned Reliance's function in the joint venture with Dassault is limited to defence offset exports/paintings proportion and that the Rafale fighter jets aren't being manufactured by means of Reliance or the Dassault Reliance joint venture.
He mentioned Gandhi's allegation that Reliance Defence used to be set up 10 days prior to the government's April 10, 2015 announcement to shop for 36 French-manufactured Rafale jets used to be "factually incorrect information".
Ambani clarified that the gang announced its decision to go into defence manufacturing in December 2014-January 2015, months prior to the government's goal to purchase Rafale aircraft. "In February 2015, we informed the stock exchanges of the companies we have incorporated," he mentioned.
In the letter to Gandhi, Ambani additionally mentioned that the entire 36 planes are to be 100% manufactured in France and exported from France to India. "Not a single component worth a single rupee is to be manufactured by Reliance for these 36 Rafale jets. So, the allegations relating to lack of experience are irrelevant," Ambani mentioned.
He additionally mentioned that allegations of Reliance benefitting by means of crores is a "figment of the imagination, promoted by vested interests". "There is no contract from the defence ministry to any Reliance group company related to the 36 Rafale aircraft," he mentioned.
In a media remark, Reliance Infrastructure mentioned its chairman wrote a letter to Congress celebration president Rahul Gandhi remaining week expressing deep anguish over the continuing personal assaults on him while terming all allegations as "baseless, ill-informed and unfortunate".
Ambani mentioned Reliance's function in the joint venture with Dassault is limited to defence offset exports/paintings proportion and that the Rafale fighter jets aren't being manufactured by means of Reliance or the Dassault Reliance joint venture.
He mentioned Gandhi's allegation that Reliance Defence used to be set up 10 days prior to the government's April 10, 2015 announcement to shop for 36 French-manufactured Rafale jets used to be "factually incorrect information".
Ambani clarified that the gang announced its decision to go into defence manufacturing in December 2014-January 2015, months prior to the government's goal to purchase Rafale aircraft. "In February 2015, we informed the stock exchanges of the companies we have incorporated," he mentioned.
In the letter to Gandhi, Ambani additionally mentioned that the entire 36 planes are to be 100% manufactured in France and exported from France to India. "Not a single component worth a single rupee is to be manufactured by Reliance for these 36 Rafale jets. So, the allegations relating to lack of experience are irrelevant," Ambani mentioned.
He additionally mentioned that allegations of Reliance benefitting by means of crores is a "figment of the imagination, promoted by vested interests". "There is no contract from the defence ministry to any Reliance group company related to the 36 Rafale aircraft," he mentioned.
Rahul Gandhi 'misinformed' on Rafale deal: Anil Ambani
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