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President Droupadi Murmu connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026) condoled the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar successful a level crash, saying his untimely decease is an irreparable loss.
In a station connected X, she said Pawar volition ever beryllium remembered for his peculiar publication to the improvement of Maharashtra, particularly successful the cooperative sector.
Pawar and 4 different persons were killed aft an craft carrying them crashed successful Pune territory connected Wednesday (January 28) morning, officials said.
“The quality of the decease of respective people, including Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Shri Ajit Pawar, successful a level clang successful Baramati, Maharashtra, is highly tragic. The untimely demise of Ajit Pawar ji is an irreparable loss,” she said successful the station successful Hindi.
Ms. Murmu expressed heavy condolences to his family, supporters, and admirers.
“May God assistance spot to the families of each others who mislaid their lives successful this mishap to carnivore this blow,” the President said.
A person of the people: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences, saying that “Shri Ajit Pawar ji was a person of the radical with a beardown grassroots connect.”
“He was wide respected arsenic a hardworking property astatine the forefront of serving the radical of Maharashtra. His knowing of administrative matters and passionateness for empowering the mediocre and downtrodden were besides noteworthy. His untimely demise is precise shocking and saddening. Condolences to his household and countless admirers. Om Shanti,” PM Modi added.
Deeply distressed: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, the quality of the elder NDA colleague’s nonaccomplishment has near him profoundly distressed.
“Today, the quality of the nonaccomplishment of Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister and our elder NDA workfellow Ajit Pawar ji successful a tragic mishap has near maine profoundly distressed. The mode Ajit Pawar ji dedicated himself to the payment of each conception of nine successful Maharashtra implicit the past three-and-a-half decades cannot beryllium expressed successful words,” helium said.
“Whenever we met, helium would prosecute successful agelong discussions connected galore issues related to the payment of the radical of Maharashtra. His passing is simply a idiosyncratic nonaccomplishment not lone for the NDA household but besides for me. I explicit my deepest condolences to the Pawar family. In this hr of grief, the full NDA stands firmly with the bereaved Pawar family. May God assistance the departed psyche a spot astatine his divine feet. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti,” Mr. Shah said successful a tweet successful Hindi..
Extremely heartbreaking: Rahul Gandhi
Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said the quality of the demise of Ajit Pawar and his chap travellers successful the level mishap is highly heartbreaking.
“The quality of the demise of Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Shri Ajit Pawar ji and his chap travellers successful a level mishap contiguous is highly heartbreaking. In this infinitesimal of grief, I basal with the radical of Maharashtra. I widen my condolences to the full Pawar household and their loved ones during this hr of sorrow,” Mr. Gandhi said successful a tweet successful Hindi.
