New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The allegations suggesting that Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu or the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) are involved in shielding anyone connected to Ajit Pawar's plane crash are completely unfounded, baseless and politically motivated, sources from TDP said on Saturday.

Ajit Pawar and four others died on the morning of January 28 after the aircraft carrying him crashed while attempting to land at the Baramati airport in Pune district.

As per the sources, aircraft accident investigations are carried out strictly in accordance with established international AAIB protocols and ICAO norms. These inquiries are technical, transparent, and entirely evidence-driven.

They added that the matter should be lef...