12 hrs ago
Kishan Reddy Questions Gandhis Over Pilot’s Heroism
Union minister G. Kishan Reddy criticized three Congress leaders for not publicly praising Capt.
Smit Machchhar.
The leaders he named were Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
The reports say Machchhar fought off an attack by his co-pilot in a plane’s cockpit.
They say he helped save more than 170 people.
Reddy called the danger a “9/11-like” tragedy that Machchhar helped prevent.
He said a full day had passed since world leaders praised the pilot.
The reports name Narendra Modi, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu among those leaders.
They do not include a response from the Congress leaders.
Union minister G. Kishan Reddy criticized Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for not publicly acknowledging Capt. Smit Machchhar.
Reddy said a full day had passed since global leaders praised Machchhar’s bravery.
The reports say Machchhar fought off his co-pilot’s attack in the cockpit of a FlyDubai flight and helped save more than 170 people.
Reddy described the incident as averting a “9/11-like” tragedy and questioned why the Gandhi family had not praised the pilot.
The reports cite Narendra Modi, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu among leaders who praised Machchhar; they include no response from the Congress leaders.
- Who
- Union minister G. Kishan Reddy criticized Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over their lack of public acknowledgment of Capt. Smit Machchhar.
- What
- Reddy questioned why the Congress leaders had not praised Machchhar, who the reports say fought off a co-pilot’s attack and helped save more than 170 people.
- Where
- Hyderabad; the reported mid-air incident occurred on a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight.
- When
- Friday; Reddy said a full day had passed since global leaders praised Machchhar.
- Why
- Reddy said the Congress leaders had not recognized what he described as an Indian act of bravery.
Key facts
- Speaker
- G. Kishan Reddy, Union minister
- Pilot
- Capt. Smit Machchhar
- Reported incident
- The reports say Machchhar fought off his co-pilot’s attack in the cockpit.
- People reportedly saved
- More than 170
- Flight route
- Dubai–Tel Aviv
- Congress leaders criticized
- Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
- World leaders cited
- Narendra Modi, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
- Responses
- The reports provide no response from the named Congress leaders.
Quotes
G Kishan Reddy
Union Coal Minister who criticized Congress leaders
“However, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have not even had the decency to acknowledge this act of bravery and heroism by an Indian? Rahul Gandhi who speaks about everything under the sun and posts all sorts of nonsense has not been able to even share a post on social media let alone talk about Capt Smit Machchhar”
deccanchronicle.com
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“What is the issue with Sonia's family? Why do they not recognise anything good about India and Indians? Why can they not digest the praise that an Indian received for his bravery?”
deccanchronicle.com
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