Ilker Ayci turns down MD & CEO function by Air India

Air India’s MD & CEO-designate Ilker Ayci has declined his appointment to the function, in accordance with Bloomberg, which cited an e-mailed press launch issued by Ayci in Turkish.

“I have come to the conclusion that it would not be a feasible or an honourable decision to accept the position in the shadow of such a narrative,” Ayci mentioned in his assertion. His appointment was topic to safety clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs and he was anticipated to affix duties on or earlier than April 1.

The Tata Group, which took over Air India from the federal government on January 27, didn’t reply to request for queries.

The Mumbai-based conglomerate’s option to helm Air India had come underneath criticism from RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch, which had expressed “concerns” over Ayci’s hyperlinks with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the present President of Turkey.