@INCIndia tweets in response to the defence minister's defence that in an interview to a media house in India that French president Emmanuel Macron had said secrecy should be maintained in the Rafale deal because competitors should not know the price.


"Dear @nsitharaman, here is a news item where the French President @EmmanuelMacron says that the Modi Govt can share details of Rafale deal with the Opposition. You have a flair for lying, we don't."

Here's the India Today interview.


In parliament today, Rahul said the defence minister has spoken an 'untruth'.

"The French prime minister has personally told me that there is no secret pact between the Indian and the French governments," he said
demanding that the Prime Minister must answer why this contract was given to a particular businessman after taking it away from the Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd.


"Everybody understands the relationship the prime minister has with certain people. Everybody understands the amount of money that goes into the marketing of the prime minister and everybody knows who have funded that. One of those people was given the Rafale contract.. The gentleman
benefitted to the tune of Rs 45,000 crore," he alleged