New Delhi, June 13 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor condoled the Air India flight crash near Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai International Airport on Friday.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, including 12 crew members, crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon.

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In a post on X, Tharoor wrote, "Just landed in London on @airindia from Delhi to the awful news of the crash. My heart goes out to the families of the victims. ��️ शांति."

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