Bala expresses concern for ex-wife Dr Elizabeth Udayan after Air India plane crash on her medical college
On Thursday, an Air India plane headed from Ahmedabad to London crashed a few seconds after takeoff, leaving 241 of its 242 passengers dead. The aeroplane crashed into the BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, where actor Bala's ex-wife, Dr Elizabeth Udayan, works. Bala and his wife Kokila buried the hatchet and expressed concern for Elizabeth after the crash. (Also Read: Unni Mukundan recalls growing up near Ahmedabad plane crash site: 'My school friends and I are in shock')
Bala took to Instagram on Friday to write a note about the plane crash on behalf of himself and Kokila. He wrote, 'Shocking news Ahmedabad plane crash. How can we even console ourselves. My deepest condolences.' He then addressed Dr Elizabeth, writing, 'Doctor Elizabeth, my prayers r always with you, be safe. Seek gods blessings. Bala Kokila. (sic)' Bala married Dr Elizabeth in 2021; it's unknown when they split. Both hinted it wasn't an amicable divorce. He married Kokila in 2024.
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Elizabeth, for her part, marked herself safe on Facebook on Thursday but revealed that many of her colleagues and students at the college-cum-hospital are either dead or injured. She wrote, 'Plane crash at our college , please pray for those family's affected by these disaster,' adding, 'I am safe but many of our colleagues and mbbs students died and injured. Please pray for them. (sic)' Elizabeth is doing her PG in transmission medicine at the college.
Air India released a statement on X (formerly Twitter) which read: 'The 12-year-old Boeing 787-8 aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hrs, carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew. The aircraft crashed shortly after take-off. We regret to inform that, of the 242 aboard, there are 241 confirmed fatalities. The sole survivor is being treated in a hospital. The passengers comprised 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, 7 Portuguese nationals and 1 Canadian national. The survivor is a British national of Indian origin.'
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