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Air India Plane Crash: Gujarat Ex-CM Vijay Rupani Given A 21-Gun Salute Amit Shah Attends Funeral


(MENAFN- Live Mint) Air India plane crash: Gujarat ex-CM Vijay Rupani, who passed away in the deadly Ahmedabad plane crash, was given a 21-gun salute. Home Minister Amit Shah also attended the funeral, which was held at Rajkot, Gujarat on Monday.

Vijay Rupani's mortal remains were handed over to his family today morning. The Gujarat ex-CM, who was known to be 'affable' and kept a 'low-profile' was laid to rest with full state honours.

Vijay Rupani was one of the 242 people on board the ill-fated Air India AI171 aircraft, which smashed into BJ Medical College Hostel's mess at Ahmedabad, on Thursday, June 12. Every single person on the flight died, except for one.

Apart from Amit Shah, Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat was also present at the funeral.

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