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File photo: Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was on board the Air India B787 aircraft which crashed immediately after takeoff with 242 passengers on board, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani died on Thursday after an Air India aircraft carrying him and 241 others crashed near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport airport in Ahmedabad in the afternoon, Union minister C R Patil said.
Rupani, 68, was the chief minister from 2016 till 2021, after winning the Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections from Rajkot West seat.
The London-bound flight AI 171 was carrying 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian national, apart from two pilots and 10 cabin crew members.
Published on June 12, 2025
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