The BJP government finally sold off the debt-ridden maharaja. What is the real cost of this deal? Air India and its iconic Maharaja mascot Do we still need to discuss the Air India deal? If you are among those honest tax-paying Indian citizens who’ve heaved a huge sigh of relief at the closure of the Air India deal, thinking that the Maharaja is finally off your backs, you definitely need to discuss it. You have been successfully duped into believing a lie. Air India, like a clingy Betaal, will stick to our collective tax-paying backs for a long time to come. In fact, Air India’s liabilities will long outlast the present BJP government too. That’s how cloyingly sweet the AI deal is. Perhaps, Tata couldn’t have asked for more. Confused? Quite likely you are, given that the mai...