BENGALURU: Amid a heated storm over the Rafale fighter jet deal, the Ambassador of France to India, Alexandre Ziegler on Wednesday clarified that there was no 'scandal' associated with the defenbce deal.

"What scandal? Just look at the facts, not at the tweets, that's my only recommendation. There is no scandal at all," Ziegler stated.

The Frenchman stated this in response to a question on whether the alleged Rafale scandal has made any dent in the ties that France shares with India.

Attempting to calm concerns over alleged wrong doings in the Rafale deal, the French emissary urged people to verify facts before forming an opinion or commenting on this issue.

Ziegler also drew attention to the deep bond, 'cooperation' and 'trust' shared by the two nations.

He  commented on this issue on the sidelines of launch of French Tech Community in Bengaluru.

"...Look at the track record, look at the trust that has been built between our two countries in aeronautics. Look at their commitment for Make in India, which is impressive. Fifty per cent offset is very unique, look at the major procurement...," Ziegler said. 

Anil Ambani and PM Modi government has been accused by  the Congress party of spreading "blatant lies" for political gain.