India, June 16 -- Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran on Monday said that he had seen many crises, adding that the Ahmedabad plane crash was the "most heartbreaking" of his career.

Chandrasekaran said this while speaking to Air India staff, according to sources cited in a PTI news agency report. His statement comes days after the plane crash in Ahmedabad, which led to the deaths of 241 of the 242 people onboard and reportedly 29 on ground. One passenger had a miraculous escape after the crash.

Air India on Saturday announced an interim payment of Rs.25 lakh to the affected families. The aid, announced by Air India CEO and managing Director Campbell Wilson, is in addition to the Rs.1 crore compensation announced earlier by Air In...