Captain Smith Machar was flying FlyDubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. During the flight he was attacked by the co-pilot. The plane suddenly started falling thousands of feet below its normal height but the pilot did not lose control of the plane at all. The plane was immediately landed in Saudi Arabia and now Indian pilot Smith Machar is undergoing treatment. Now Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid attention to his condition.
#WATCH | PM Modi speaks with Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar through a video call and praises his courage, presence of mind and composure in how he saved many lives.
The PM says to Captain Smit, “The whole country is praying for you. Maha Mrityunjay Jaap is being done for you and… pic.twitter.com/TCj3NDqASp
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently spoke on phone to Captain Smith Machar, the Indian pilot who was injured in the FlyDubai incident. PM Modi said that, even when you were fighting the battle of life and death, you did not take care of yourself, the most important thing is that you increased the respect of 140 crore people and that is why I am praising you from my heart. I spoke to Bhupendra Bhai, Geetaben and Sonal Ben yesterday. I told Geetaben that your name is Geeta but you have done full justice to Krishna’s Geeta, and you have given the essence of Geeta to Smit.” After this Smit shared his experience.
Captain Machar said, Sir, you are my role model, for a moment I thought I would have to fight. Hanuman Chalisa gave me courage in that difficult time. I read Hanuman Chalisa regularly, which gives me confidence. “It seems as if Hanuman protected us and everyone on the plane,” he said, adding that he also explained how he handled the situation when the plane suddenly went into trouble. Captain Machar was seriously injured in a scuffle with the co-pilot on the fly-Dubai flight on Wednesday. Despite this, he opened the cockpit door, which later helped the crew and passengers to handle the situation. “
During the conversation, Prime Minister Modi also praised the courage of Captain Machar. The Prime Minister had earlier spoken to his wife and parents on phone. He assured the family of all possible help. The Prime Minister also praised Captain Machar's courage in front of everyone, calling him a national hero.
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