JAIPUR: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s economic adviser, former finance secretary Arvind Mayaram, courted controversy on Thursday when he shared a cartoon about “hiring pilots” on Twitter.
BJP politicians and Twitter users linked the cartoon, over which Mayaram wrote “wicked wit”, to the ongoing tussle between Gehlot and his former deputy, Sachin Pilot.
The cartoon’s caption read: “I don’t have a pilot license or any flying experience.
Recruit me for the cancelled flights (sic).” Deputy leader of the opposition Rajendra Rathore retweeted it with the quote, “Wow! What wonderful timing…
CM @ashokgehlot51 ji’s economic affairs adviser is now playing the role of political adviser also.
By the way, one pilot is enough to hassle the government.” Rathore added, “What will happen when more pilots without license come in? The cartoon pilot may not have qualification and license, but the pilot who has become a problem for the government has both, qualification and license.
In such a situation, recruitment of pilots without qualification and license can be a thorn in the flesh for the government (sic).” Mayaram later wrote, “My post isn’t political.
It’s a reflection on the state of sundown economy with destruction of over 1 crore jobs.
Demand has also been destroyed.
That’s why flights are being cancelled all the time.
Wake up and smell coffee (sic).”