Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, dies in Air India plane crash
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
