India, June 19 -- Former union civil aviation minister and NCP leader Praful Patel has criticised Singapore Airlines for its silence on the Air India Dreamliner plane crash on June 12.

In a tweet on X (formerly Twitter), Patel said that in all the sorrow and din surrounding the crash, there remains a surprising silence - or perhaps ignorance - about the role of a substantial shareholder, and the entity responsible for maintaining a large number, if not all, of Air India's wide-body aircraft. "Guess the name: Singapore Airlines. They seem to be in hiding. Let's not forget they have a say in management and a codeshare agreement with Air India," he said.

Patel added that importantly, Campbell Wilson, the CEO of Air India, is a nominee of S...