CHENNAI: Senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday night flagged what he described as an unbearable stench near Terminal 4 of the Chennai airport, raising questions over maintenance standards at the international facility.

In a post on X, Chidambaram said that as one stepped out of the main lobby in Terminal 4 to the indoor road, the stink was unbearable. He asked whether the airport manager, officials and employees of the Airports Authority of India noticed the condition and questioned how such a situation could persist at an international airport.

Responding to the post, the Airports Authority of India, Chennai Airport, expressed regret over the experience. In its reply on X, the AAI said the unpleasant odour could have been due to a garbage clea

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