India, June 21 -- Actor-comedian Vir Das shared and deleted a post clarifying why he supports Air India after he was criticised for praising their service days after the tragic AI171 crash in Ahmedabad. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Vir talked about his recent travel from the UK to India by Air India. (Also Read | Vir Das defends Air India after plane crash in Ahmedabad: 'They are the best crew in the sky')

Vir tweeted, "I flew Air India home from London. It was all great. The crew, happy to report, still the kindest in the sky. @airindia." A person responded, "The only thing I have to say to whoever came up with this lame PR stunt at @airindia. This is just sad, you're embarrassing yourselves at this point.

In a now-deleted tweet, Vi...