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Pilot Captain Smit Machchaar Emotional After PM Modi Call, Credits Hanuman Chalisa for Strength.
- •Pilot Captain Smit Machchaar, who saved 174 lives, became emotional during a video call with PM Modi.
- •Captain Smit told PM Modi he is his biggest idol and felt proud of the Prime Minister's encouragement.
- •PM Modi praised Captain Smit's courage, presence of mind, and composure, stating the whole country is praying for him.
- •The Prime Minister highlighted that Captain Smit's bravery saved many lives, making the country proud.
- •The conversation followed an incident where Captain Smit allegedly thwarted his co-pilot's attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel.
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Captain Smit Machchar became emotional during his video call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi because the Prime Minister praised his bravery, and the captain told PM Modi that he is his biggest idol and that he felt proud to receive his encouragement.
Captain Smit Machchar recounted that despite having many injuries, he motivated himself to get up, open the cockpit door, and credited the Hanuman Chalisa for giving him the strength to thwart his co-pilot's alleged attempt to crash the Israel-bound flight.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the captain's courage, composure, and presence of mind, stating that his actions saved many lives and that the whole country is praying for him. Additionally, PM Modi thanked the governments of Saudi Arabia and the UAE for taking care of Captain Smit.
