New Delhi, June 15 -- Amid Baba Ramdev alleged involvement of a Turkish maintenance agency behind Air India AI-717 plane crash, the Turkish government has denied the involvement of Turkish Technic in the maintenance of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

The communication wing of the government on 13 June said that the claim that Turkish Technic maintained the AI-171 aircraft 'is false' and "constitutes disinformation aimed at manipulating public opinion" on India-Turkey relations.

"The claim that 'the maintenance of the Boeing 787-8 passenger aircraft was carried out by Turkish Technic' following the crash of an Air India passenger aircraft during take-off is false. The claim that the crashed aircraft was maintained by Turkish Technic...