Moscow: Had it not been for Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, many would have not known of Abhay Kumar Singh, the man from Patna who is now a deputat (MLA) in the Kursk city legislature.

It was Singh who hailed Russian-made S-400 missile system and suggested that India goes for the S-500, days before Putin’s tenth state visit to India. ADVERTISEMENT

“S-400 is a very good missile system. But the S-500 is the latest technology, and it is being used in Russia only. Russia is not giving it to any other country. If Russia decides to supply it to India, India will become the first country to get it. Even China hasn’t got this system,” Singh, who won his second election in Russia in 2022, said.

According to India Today, Singh left Patna in 1991 to study medicine in Russia. He

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