Overview

• On June 12, Air India flight AI171 crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing 242 people and leaving one survivor among passengers that included former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.
• Rahul Gandhi posted a condolence message calling the crash heartbreaking and urged Congress workers to join relief efforts on the ground.
• Anubhav Gupta, identified as a Samsung employee, replied to Gandhi’s post with a now-deleted comment wishing the opposition leader had been on the doomed flight.
• The remark triggered widespread outrage as social media users tagged Samsung, demanded Gupta’s firing and threatened boycotts of the brand.
• Supreme Court lawyer Pranav Arora filed a complaint with Delhi Police, deeming the post a hate-fuelled provocation that merits criminal proceedings.