Singapore Mourns Air India AI171 Crash: Condolences Sent To PM Modi

Singapore’s leaders sent condolences to India after the tragic Air India AI171 crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, which claimed 241 lives, including ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.

Singapore stands in solidarity with India and the countries whose citizens were impacted by the devastating incident.

Source : PTI

Singapore, Jun 13 (PTI) Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has written a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to extend condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.

The London-bound aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, killing 241 people on board.

“I was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI171 on June 12, 2025. On behalf of the Government of Singapore, I extend my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the crash,” Wong wrote in the letter on Thursday.

In this time of sorrow, Singapore stands in solidarity with India and the countries whose citizens were impacted by the devastating incident, he wrote.

Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has also sent a condolence letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

“Please accept my deep condolences on the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI171 on June 12, 2025. My heartfelt sympathies are with the people of India and the families who have lost their loved ones in this tragedy,” wrote Balakrishnan.

The plane was carrying 242 passengers and crew, including former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, when it crashed into a medical college complex.

One person survived the tragedy.

Four MBBS students and a doctor's wife were among those killed at the complex of BJ Medical College outside the airport perimeter. 

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