UAE resident presumed dead in plane crash resurfaces after 45 years in India
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Dead men tell no tales, goes the age-old saying. However, some who may have been mistakenly thought to have died surface with interesting tales to narrate.
In a rare twist of developments, a man from Kerala, Sajjad Thangal, who was given up for dead will soon be reunited with his family after 45 years.
Thangal had stopped communicating with his family in Kollam district after he narrowly escaped a plane crash in Mumbai on October 12, 1976, which killed 95 people.
A report in the Times of India said Thangal used to organise Indian cultural events in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the 70s.
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Sajjad Thangal (centre) with SEAL founder, pastor K M Philip (right), at SEAL Ashram in Mumbai
NAVI MUMBAI: A chance rescue of an ailing Sajjad Thangal (70) by New Panvel social workers has revealed a fascinating aspect of his life. He will also soon be reunited with his family in Kerala after 45 years. Thangal cut off communication with family in Kollam district after he narrowly escaped a crash of an Indian Airlines plane in Mumbai on October 12, 1976, which killed 95 people.
“Thangal used to organise Indian cultural programmes at Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the 70s. In October 1976, South Indian actress Rani Chandra and others had gone to UAE for one such event. While flying back from Abu Dhabi to Madras, via Bombay, Thangal decided not to go with the troupe, and escaped the crash, while all of the troupe, including Chandra, died,” said the founder of Social and Evangelical Association for Love (SEAL) Ashram, Pastor K M Philip, who gave shelter to the man.
Sajjad Thangal (centre) with SEAL founder, pastor K M Philip (right), at SEAL Ashram in Mumbai
NAVI MUMBAI: A chance rescue of an ailing Sajjad Thangal (70) by New Panvel social workers has revealed a fascinating aspect of his life. He will also soon be reunited with his family in Kerala after 45 years. Thangal cut off communication with family in Kollam district after he narrowly escaped a crash of an Indian Airlines plane in Mumbai on October 12, 1976, which killed 95 people.
“Thangal used to organise Indian cultural programmes at Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the 70s. In October 1976, South Indian actress Rani Chandra and others had gone to UAE for one such event. While flying back from Abu Dhabi to Madras, via Bombay, Thangal decided not to go with the troupe, and escaped the crash, while all of the troupe, including Chandra, died,” said the founder of Social and Evangelical Association for Love (SEAL) Ashram, Pastor K M Philip, who gave shelter to the man.