Thungal hugged by the kind pastor who welcomed him to stay in the shelter for the past 45 years. ― Picture via Twitter/MoisesLopez
PETALING JAYA, Aug 4 ― Kerala man Sajid Thungal who was feared dead in a 1976 plane crash wants to reunite with his family after not seeing them for 45 years. Thungal, now 70, left his hometown of Kottayam, India in 1976 to head to Chennai with a group of artistes for an art project that he had organised.
However, tragedy struck when the Indian Airlines Flight 171 he boarded along with 94 other passengers from Mumbai to Chennai crashed on October 12 after the plane’s engine caught fire.He told the news portal that he didn’t contact his family as he was overwhelmed by the trauma of the plane crash, the death of the artistes and felt like a failure for ruining his art project.“ I kept thinking I would make something of myself in Mumbai and then I would contact everyone.
After the priest made some inquiries about Thungal’s family, they discovered that while his father had passed away, his mother, 91, was still alive.During a recent video call with his family members, Thungal was overwhelmed with emotions that he couldn’t even speak to them.Related Articles
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