New Delhi, May 17 -- EaseMyTruip founder and chairman Nishant Pitti on Friday doubled down on his rival company MakeMyTrip with fresh allegations, saying that its board was under Chinese influence.

"MakeMyTrip may dismiss this as a "motivated accusation" but when national security is at stake, silence is not an option," Nishant Pitti said in a post on X on Saturday.

The incident came into light when EaseMyTrip founder Pitti on May 14 said that one of his rival companies is majorly owned by China, which can access information of India's defence personnel.

"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," he had said at t...