What is common between the closure of dance bars in Mumbai and national carrier Air India exploring options to make Dubai one of its hubs? While explaining how air traffic from India to Dubai had grown of late, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel traced the link between the two. Tongue firmly in cheek, Patel is believed to have said that thanks to party colleague and Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil, who closed down dance bars in Mumbai, air traffic to Dubai was on an upsurge.
