Panned for his recent declaration that roads in Madhya Pradesh were superior than those in the US, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, while talking to NDTV, reiterated that he would prefer the Super Corridor to reach the Indore Airport than take the road from the Washington DC Airport to the city. After his remarks sparked instant backlash, he asked his critics "if the roads were better in his state, why wouldn't he mention it?"