Aviation minister Raju brags: 'I carry matchbox on flight, I am not frisked' - Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Tuesday stoked a controversy by admitting that he often carried matchboxes on flights.

And what's more, Ashok Gajapathi Raju went on to brag that being a minister he was not frisked any more and hence, he could now save his lighters and matchboxes.

The minister questioned how matchbox could become a security threat.

"You can't hijack a plane with a matchbox," the minister said, adding, "I have come across any incident worldwide where a matchbox had led to any threat."

"I am a heavy smoker so my matchboxes came along with me which earlier used to get confiscated," Ashok Gajapathi Raju said at a function.

The minister later speaking to reporters defended his comments.

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