Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for Haryana, told the Supreme Court that they have shown a "one-time magnanimity" and refused to grant a sanction to prosecute the professor.
The indigenous Tejas MK-1 LCA was missing from the Fire Power Demonstration after the entire fleet was grounded following a runway incident earlier this month.
Tharoor’s clarification comes amid renewed political scrutiny of his public statements and diplomatic engagements, particularly those made while representing India abroad.
