Months before his death in the tragic plane crash, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar had publicly recalled a nerve-wracking helicopter journey through dense clouds — an anecdote delivered with humour that has now resurfaced with haunting resonance. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who was killed in a plane crash on Wednesday, had once spoken about the tense moments he experienced while flying in a helicopter to Gadchiroli amid poor weather conditions in July 2024. Recalling the journey, Pawar said visibility dropped sharply once the helicopter entered thick cloud cover. But later, when the helicopter entered the clouds, I looked this way and that way — there were clouds everywhere. Whenever I am in a helicopter or a plane and an accident occurs, nothing happens to me.

Source: The Telegraph January 28, 2026 15:15 UTC