Ilker Ayci, Former CEO of Turkish Airlines on Tuesday declined the offer given by TATA Group’s, Air India. He declined the post after the announcement of his appointment led to opposition in India over his previous links. Reportedly, India does not have good relations with Turkey.
Air India announced Ayci’s appointment as CEO after taking over the debt laden airline in January.
However, a Hindu nationalist group opposed this appointment of Ayci. They wanted the TATA group to block Ayci’s appointment. Moreover, they citied his previous political links in Turkey.
Irked with the opposition citing political links, Ayci declined to take the post in a recent meeting with TATA chairman N. Chandrasekaran. Ayci said that he declines the post after reading about attempts to colour my appointment with undesirable colours in some sections of the Indian media.
