Commander VK Jaitly, who states he was the Weapons Maintenance Officer on board INS Virat in 1987, has commented on the alleged use of the aircraft carrier for a personal vacation by then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and his family. Jaitley claims, ‘Virat was totally devoted for this particular mission of a holiday trip of the number one family of the country.’ He further alleges that naval resources were extensively used, with helicopters ferrying items like beer and chicken to Bangaram Island in Lakshadweep for the vacationing party. Jaitley describes the event as a ‘great misuse of the national resources’ and contrasts it with the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s practice of spending Diwali with military personnel, which he says boosts the morale of the forces. The controversy surrounds a trip in late December 1987, shortly after INS Virat was commissioned into the Indian Navy.
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