Sri Lankan President condoles with families of victims of Indian plane crash

President said he is deeply saddened by the crash of Air India flight AI171 near the Ahmedabad airport today.

The President on his official twitter account said, “We offer our heartfelt condolences to the families of all those affected onboard.”

“Equally heartbreaking are the civilian casualties on the ground, including young medical students whose lives and futures were struck by this tragedy”, he added further.

President noted that at this juncture, the people of Sri Lanka stand in solidarity with India and also offered thoughts and prayers with everyone impacted.