Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani killed in Air India plane crash'Vijay Rupani was going to London by the Air India flight,' said senior state BJP leader Bhupendrasinh Chudasama. 
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Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
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Ahmedabad: Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, who was on board the London-bound Air India plane that crashed near the Ahmedabad airport soon after take-off on Thursday, was killed, several BJP leaders confirm.
"Vijay Rupani was going to London by the Air India flight," said senior state BJP leader Bhupendrasinh Chudasama.
"I am going to the city civil hospital to inquire about him," Chudasama told reporters. A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed in a residential area here minutes after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. Many people were feared killed.