Kerala govt official suspended for insulting remarks about Air India plane crash victim

Mangalore Today News Network

Thiruvananthapuram, June 13, 2025: A Kerala government official was swiftly placed under suspension for making a social media post insulting the Malayali nurse killed in the Ahmedabad flight crash.

Taluk junior superintendent of Vellarikundu in Kasargod, A Pavithran, was placed under suspension, revenue minister K Rajan informed.

"It was a heinous act to insult the victim of the flight accident. Hence swift action was taken," the minister said.

Pavithran was said to have faced disciplinary action earlier also for making defamatory social media posts.

Ranjitha G Nair, a native of Pullad in Pathanamthitta district, was among those killed in the flight accident. She was working in the UK as nurse after taking leave from state government service. She was planning to settle back in Kerala when the tragedy struck.