Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday questioned former French president Francois Hollande’s statement on the Rafale fighter jet deal, saying “truth cannot have two versions”.<br /><br />Jaitley said Hollande contradicted his own statements, commenting after the French leader’s statement that the Indian government wanted the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence to be chosen as offset partner of Dassault, the manufacturer of the Rafale fighter jets.<br /><br />“A controversy is sought to be created on the basis of a statement made by the former French President Hollande, that the Reliance Defence ‘partnership’ with Dassault Aviation was entered at the suggestion of the Indian Government. In a subsequent statement the former President has sought to suggest that Reliance Defence emerged on the scene after the agreement with the Indian Government was entered into. He has, in a subsequent statement, said that he is ‘not aware’ if Government ever lobbied for Reliance Defence and that ‘the partners chose themselves’. Truth cannot have two versions,” said Jaitley in a Facebook post.
