Former Gujarat
CM Vijay Rupani, dies in Air India plane crash
Vijay Rupani, former Gujarat Chief Minister, who served between 2016 and 2021, was among the passengers on the ill-fated London-bound Dreamliner Air India that went down minutes after take-off from Ahmedabad. Rupani’s demise marks the second time a former Gujarat CM has died in a plane crash
Six decades ago Balwantrai Mehta perished in air accident in 1965.
Ironically, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft bound for Gatwick, London, London engulfed in flames seconds after take-off and crashed into a medical college hostel near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
Patil called the plane crash a “tragic incident” and expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives.
News Edit KV Raman
