India, May 15 -- MakeMyTrip (MMT) has reacted to the allegations by Nishant Pitti, founder and chairman of travel aggregator site EaseMyTrip, about the company's site having a loophole, which puts the data of defence personnel, who use the site for bookings, at risk. In an X post, Pitti talked about this "loophole", claiming the site was "majorly owned by China". In a statement to HT.com, a MMT spokesperson stated, "MakeMyTrip is a proud Indian company, founded by Indians, headquartered in India".

"Indian Armed Forces book discounted tickets via a platform majorly owned by China, entering Defence ID, route & date. Our enemies know where our soldiers are flying. Attaching screenshots exposing this loophole - it must be patched now," Patti...