Mehsana, June 14 -- The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has appealed to Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran to extend the announced compensation of Rs 1 crore to the kin of doctors and nearby residents who lost their lives in the recent aircraft crash over a hostel in Ahmedabad.

Dr Anil Kumar J Nayak, President of the IMA, revealed that the association has written to the Tata Group following the airline's earlier announcement of compensation for passengers aboard the ill-fated flight.

"...We have written a letter to Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran, saying that you had announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore each for all the passengers. So we requested him to give Rs 1 crore each to the doctors and people around the hostel who lost...