Low-cost carrier GoAir has sacked a senior pilot for making derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The pilot made derogatory remarks on his Twitter account.
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The pilot, identified as Unish Malik, also known as Miki Malik, was a retired Indian Air Force (IAF) official.
In 2010, Malik served the IAF as the Group Captain.
He served the Indian Air Force (IAF) for 25 years including a stint with the VVIP Squadron, says a media report.
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The senior pilot, who originally tweeted, “PM is an idiot. You can call me same in return. It’s ok. I don’t matter. Bcoz I am not PM. But PM is an idiot. Period” on Thursday, later deleted the tweet and locked his Twitter account.
On Thursday, the pilot apologized in another tweet: “I apologise for my tweets about PM, other offensive tweets which may have hurt sentiments of anyone associated. I convey that GoAir is not associated with any of my tweets directly or indirectly as they were personal views.”
GoAir sacked him saying the airline has a zero-tolerance policy on such matters and it is mandatory for its employees to comply with the company’s employment rules, regulations and policies, including social media behaviour.