Air India Ahmedabad plane crash: PM Modi meets Vijay Rupani famly members

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the family members of the former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in Ahmedabad on June 13, 2025. Photo: X/@narendramodi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (June 13, 2025) met former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s family members in Ahmedabad. The former Gujarat CM was killed in the Air India Ahmedabad plane crash on June 12, 2025.

In his X post, Mr. Modi said “met the family of Sri Vijaybhyai Rupani ji. It is unimaginable that Vijaybhai is not in our midst. I’ve known him for decades. We worked togther, shoulder to shoulder, including during some of the most challenging times.”

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Mr. Modi further said “Vijaybhai was humble and hardworking, firmly committed to the party’s ideoloty. Rising up the ranks, he held various responsibilities in the organisation and went onto serve diligently as Gujarat Chief Minister.”

Earlier in the day, Mr. Modi visited the crash site and also met the lone survivor of the plane crash. He also met the injured people.

Mr. Modi also held a review meeting with top officials of the Gujarat government after visiting the site of the Air India plane crash here.

The meeting was held at the GujSail building near the city airport.

(With inputs from PTI)

Published - June 13, 2025 03:27 pm IST