Maharashtra: Milind Deora writes to PM Modi, seeks Ashok Chakra for Capt Smit Machchhar after flydubai flight bravery
- On Friday, Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora formally requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi award the Ashoka Chakra to Captain Smit Machchhar, the Mumbai-born pilot who protected 174 passengers during a mid-air security crisis.
- During the September 30 flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, the co-pilot allegedly stabbed Machchhar in an apparent terror-driven attempt to crash the plane, causing it to drop approximately 16,000 feet before the crew regained control.
- Assisted by passengers and crew, Machchhar helped secure the cockpit before the aircraft safely diverted to Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, ensuring all 180 occupants disembarked without injury.
- Indian Ambassador to the UAE Dipak Mittal visited the recovering pilot, noting he was "smiling and also laughing," while Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally praised Machchhar's courage during a recent video call.
- Deora argued that recognizing Machchhar's actions, which demonstrated "courage, selflessness and duty," would inspire young people, as the Ashoka Chakra represents India's highest peacetime gallantry decoration for conspicuous bravery.
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'Highest ideals of courage': Demands grow for Ashoka Chakra for flydubai hero Captain Smit Machchhar
Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora and many others have called that Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award, must be conferred to Captain Smit Machchhar, as his actions helped in saving 174 lives.
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aninews.inMaharashtra: Milind Deora writes to PM Modi, seeks Ashok Chakra for Capt Smit Machchhar after flydubai flight bravery
Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting the prestigious Ashok Chakra for Captain Smit Machchhar, the Mumbai-born pilot who showed exemplary courage during a recent flydubai mid-air crisis in a flight operating from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
Demand For Ashok Chakra For Pilot Captain Smith Machhar Over Foiled Hijack
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Flydubai Pilot Smit Machchhar For Ashoka Chakra? Milind Deora Writes To PM Modi
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the government to consider Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for the Ashoka Chakra for his alleged role in foiling an attempt to take control of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and protecting the lives of 174 passengers.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">“I am writing to you regarding Captain Smit Machchhar, the Mumbai-born pilot whose extraordinary co…
Captain Smit Machchhar may get Ashoka Chakra for mid-air heroics - The Tribune
Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar may be considered for India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashoka Chakra, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally leading salutations for him, and leaders, cutting across party lines, coming out to hail his heroic act that saved lives on the flydubai Dubai-Tel Aviv flight yesterday.
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