Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was onboard the London-bound Air India flight that went down just minutes after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport in Ahmedabad, died in the horrific crash.
He is the second former Gujarat Chief Minister to die in such a disaster, joining Congress leader Balwantrai Mehta, the state’s second Chief Minister, whose plane was shot down during the 1965 Indo-Pak war.
BJP leader CR Patil confirmed the death of former CM Vijay Rupani in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad and offered his condolences to the departed soul.
