Arjun Singh wanted Andersen flown out: Ex Aviation Director

New Delhi: The controversy over the Bhopal gas disaster is getting murkier with every passing day. After the then collector pointing fingers at the Arjun Singh government, the former Aviation Director of Madhya Pradesh also said on Thursday that Union Carbide’s CEO Warren Andersen’s escape was state-managed.
Speaking to a news channel, former Aviation Director RS Sondhi said, “We had got clear instructions from the office of then Chief Minister Arjun Singh, who wanted Andersen to be flown out of Bhopal.”
“I gave instructions in this regard after getting clearance from the office of Chief Minister Arjun Singh, “Sondhi said.
He further claimed that top officials of the then MP government made all necessary arrangements so that Andersen could be flown out in the shortest possible time.
However, Sondhi deeply regretted that he unintentionally played a role in Warren Andersen’s great escape from India.
The clarification from Sondhi came shortly after the pilot who flew Andersen out of Bhopal on Dec 07, 1984, recalled the sequence of events as they happened on December 07, 3 days after the deadly tragedy that left thousands dead.
Ali said that he had got clear instructions from his then Director Capt RS Sondhi, to operate the flight from Bhopal to Delhi.
11/06/10 ZeeNews

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jun 2010