I am deeply saddened by the accident, President Draupadi Murmu expressed condolences over the Ahmedabad plane crash

The President has expressed his condolences after the plane crash in Ahmedabad. He said that I am deeply saddened by the Ahmedabad plane crash. President Draupadi Murmu posted on X saying that I am deeply saddened to learn about the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad. This is a heart-wrenching disaster. My condolences and prayers are with the affected people. The whole country stands with them in this hour of indescribable grief. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the plane crash in Ahmedabad as heart-wrenching and said that we are shocked and saddened by it. He said that he is in touch with ministers and other officials working to help the affected people. In a post on X, Prime Minister Modi said that we are shocked and saddened by the tragedy in Ahmedabad. It is heart-wrenching which cannot be expressed in words. Air India’s statement has come out. It said that 169 Indian citizens, 53 British citizens, 1 Canadian citizen and 7 Portuguese citizens were on board the plane. Updates are also coming out continuously about who was on board the plane. Some media reports claimed that former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was on board this flight, but later it was clarified that he was not present on this flight. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah and Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu. One of the most important revelations from the DGCA report after the tragic accident of AI171 is that the pilots had issued a “Mayday” call immediately after takeoff. Let us tell you that Air India’s London-bound plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Meghnani Nagar area near Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. There were 242 people on board the plane, including 10 crew members. Many people are also feared to be casualties in the accident.