Highlights 1 A bailout package was given to Kingfisher Airlines on Manmohan Singh 's insistence: BJP. Rejecting the BJP's allegation that he helped business tycoon Vijay Mallya get loans, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the letter being cited by the ruling party is "nothing but an ordinary piece of letter". Earlier today, the BJP alleged that Manmohan Singh and his Finance Minister P Chidambaram helped Mallya get huge loans for bailing out the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines. "We now have certain emails, letters and correspondence that reveal that those hands belong to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Finance Minister Chidambaram," said Patra. Also read | Indian economy not in good shape, says former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh"Letter after letter written to Manmohan Singh, Mallya says he needs the indulgence of the PM and certain funds are released," said Patra.

Source: India Today January 30, 2017 12:28 UTC