'The darkest day in the history of Tata Group' - Chairman N. Chandrasekaran's emotional letter to colleagues on Air India plane crash

On Thursday afternoon, Air India's flight from Ahmedabad to London crashed shortly after take off. There were a total of 242 people on board this Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane flight AI-171, out of which 241 lost their lives. Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran, writing an emotional letter to his employees, has described this accident that happened on June 12 as the darkest day in the history of the group. Tata Group acquired Air India in January 2022.

What did N. Chandrasekaran say?

Tata Group chief Natarajan Chandrasekaran writes to his colleagues,

“What happened yesterday is incomprehensible and we are in shock and grief. Losing even a single person is tragic for us, but so many deaths at once is incomprehensible. This is one of the darkest days in the history of the Tata Group. Words cannot console right now, but my condolences are with the families and loved ones of those killed and injured in the accident.

We are here for them… As you know, in the last 24 hours, investigation teams from India, the UK and the US have arrived in Ahmedabad to investigate the accident. They have our full support and we will be completely transparent about the findings. We owe it to the families and loved ones, our pilots and crew, and to you… Once we have confirmed the facts, we will be transparent in our communications about this tragedy. As a group trusted by so many, when we took over Air India, ensuring the safety of its passengers was our first and foremost priority. There was no compromise on this.”