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The jets were Chinese-made, but it was Pakistan who took them down. The aircraft given to Pakistan are very good. The French Rafale jets were not as effective.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rafale deal tainted with corruption<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Swami didn\u2019t stop there\u2014he also touched on alleged <strong>corruption in the Rafale deal<\/strong>. He stated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWhatever happened in the Rafale purchase, we cannot investigate it while Narendra Modi is in power.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background: The Night of May 6-7 Air Clash<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is worth noting that in the night between <strong>May 6 and 7<\/strong>, a major aerial clash took place between Pakistan and India. Pakistan claimed to have <strong>shot down six Indian fighter jets<\/strong>, including French-made Rafales. 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