MP unrepentant after hitting steward
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AN Indian politician admitted yesterday that he assaulted a steward on an Air India flight 25 times with his slipper during a row over a seat.
Ravindra Gaikwad, an MP in India’s lower house for the Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena party, claimed the attendant had insulted him first on the Pune to New Delhi flight.
“What did he say, that I hit him with my hand? I hit him 25 times with a slipper,” an unrepentant Gaikwad told ANI news agency.
Media reports said Gaikwad claimed he had a business class ticket but that Air India put him in an economy seat for the flight.
After first complaining to an air hostess, Gaikwad, who represents a constituency in the western state of Maharashtra, then got into an argument with the senior flight attendant.
The steward said he would complain to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “so I hit him,” said Gaikwad. “Should I have to listen to this abuse?” he added.
Politicians from other political parties roundly condemned Gaikwad’s actions.
Last year an Indian MP was arrested for alleging slapping an airline official at an airport in Andhra Pradesh after he and his family were prevented from boarding their flight because the gate had closed.
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