BJP MP Rudy flies DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran in a “flight to remember”

“What a memorable flight,” said Maran, after he had boarded a private jet from Delhi, piloted by none other than Rajiv Pratap Rudy, the MP, with a mask to conceal his identity. before the Captain announced he would be flying the DMK MP and others there for a three-hour flight on Tuesday.

In a series of tweets and a statement, Central Chennai The MP described how it was a surprise when Rudy, a former Union Minister, made the revelation.

“So you’re flying on this flight too,” said a man in a Captain’s uniform. I couldn’t recognize him with his mask on, even though his voice sounded familiar. I nodded. head, still wondering who it could be. He looked at me and his eyes took away the smile behind the mask,” said Maran.

“So you don’t recognize me,” he exclaimed. It was then that I realized that it was none other than my colleague, senior member of Congress and former Union Minister- my very good friend, Thiru @RajivPratapRudy! “, Maran added.

He recounted that just two hours later, the two were engaged in intense discussions at the Estimation Committee and now “I couldn’t believe my eyes, watching his transformation. from a politician to a pilot.”

“I was surprised and told Rudyji that I couldn’t believe he would be the captain of our flight from Delhi to Chennai.

He laughed and said “Yes, I noticed that you don’t recognize me. I fly often!”, said Maran.

He added that he was honored to be flown away by his good friend and colleague and recalled that Rudy had been the Secretary of State (in the NDA government), when his father, the deceased Murasoli Maran, is the Union’s Minister of Trade.

“A flight to remember! How often does a Member of Congress sit as a captain of a commercial flight? I’m sure I’ll talk about this for a long time. Thanks to Captain @RajivPratapRudy, MP for putting it on. We fly safely from Delhi to Chennai!” said the DMK leader.

Rudy, Lok Sabha MP from Bihar, responded to Maran in a series of tweets in Tamil and expressed his joy and surprise when Maran became a passenger on his piloted plane on Tuesday.

While recalling his days with Murasoli Maran, Rudy also praised Dayanidhi as a “successful airline businessman and union minister.”