Chennai: DMK president and leader of the Opposition M K Stalin and PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss today condoled the death of pilots and passengerrs in the air crash at Kozhikode last night.
In a tweet, Stalin said, “shocked to hear about the Air India plane crash in Calicut that was bringing home Indians who were stranded abroad due to #COVID19.”
“I offer my sincere condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this tragedy and hope for a speedy recovery for the injured”, he added.
Ramadoss also expressed shock and grief over the crash and offered his condolences to the bereaved family members.
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said he was saddened to hear about the news that the Air India flight from Dubai, operated under the Vande Bharath scheme with 191 passengers, crash landed, killing 18 people, including the pilots, besides leaving several injured.
He expressed deep anguish and grief ovr the deaths and also offered his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members. He also wished all the injured a speedy recovery.