Sarao was described as a fun guy, outgoing and talkative by other members of the tight knit South Asian community.
'They should be conserved, preserved, and valued highly.'
Against the backdrop of objections by some MPs, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday strongly defended the Rs 2,058 crore (Rs 20.58 billion) Jet-Etihad deal, saying those opposing it were "long on politics and short on facts".