Kangana Ranaut was shocked to hear about Ajit Pawar’s death. After arriving at the parliament, she learned about the plane crash from journalists.
“Oh my god, it’s terrible. It’s such terrible news and I’m deeply sorry. Everything happened very suddenly at this moment. This is an early morning development and we were all in a big rush,” Kangana Ranaut said.
“There are no words to fully express this. I would first like to sort out my emotions properly and then give a detailed statement,” the BJP MP from Mandi added.
On January 28, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a tragic plane crash near Baramati in Pune district. A chartered aircraft skidded off the runway while attempting to land at Baramati Airport.
Death of political leaders in plane crash
Ajit Pawar joins the list of senior Indian politicians who have lost their lives in tragic plane crashes.
One of the first cases was Sanjay Gandhi, who died on June 23, 1980. He was piloting a light aircraft alone when it crashed near Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi.
Investigators later blamed the pilot on error and loss of spatial awareness. His sudden death changed the political direction of the Congress party during a sensitive period.
In 2001, senior Congress leader and Union Minister Madhavrao Scindia died in a Beechcraft C90 plane crash. He was traveling from Delhi to Kanpur.
Officials said engine failure along with bad weather caused the accident. His death created a leadership vacuum in Madhya Pradesh and influenced national politics.
Another big loss was YS Rajasekhara Reddy, then Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh. He died in a helicopter crash in 2009 after flying into bad weather over the Nallamala forest. His death led to massive public mourning and political instability in the state.
Ajit Pawar, 66, is survived by his wife Sunetra Pawar and sons Parth and Jay.
