Durga Puja pandal shows 2025 Air India crash; gets trolled
What's the story
A Durga Puja pandal in India has drawn flak for its controversial theme of the June 12 Air India crash. The display features a model of an aircraft crashed into a building, mimicking the real-life incident where an Air India flight crashed into a hostel building in Ahmedabad. The tragedy resulted in the death of 12 crew members and 229 passengers, with only one passenger surviving, and several people on the ground also perished.
Online outrage
Crash-themed pandal goes viral, sparks outrage
The video of the crash-themed pandal has gone viral on social media, racking up over two lakh views. Many users slammed the display as "deeply insensitive," especially to the families of victims who are still grieving. One user wrote, "How absolutely sad is that! How much trauma would it cause the families of the victims." Another said, "This is so so bad... very hurting... imagine lost family members seeing this."
Escalating criticism
Criticism snowballs into larger debate on insensitivity
As more reactions came in, the criticism only intensified. One user said, "What a shame to glorify a tragedy," while another called it a "sick mentality." A visibly angry user added, "Whosoever has approved this should be arrested immediately." The outrage has sparked larger conversations about respecting real-life tragedies during public celebrations and led to demands for action against the organizers of the pandal.
Twitter Post
Video on social media showing the pandal
Not all Bongs, but Bongs always 🤡 pic.twitter.com/pjGnf594pI
— desi mojito (@desimojito) October 3, 2025
Tragic incident
More about the deadly mid-air collision
The Air India crash, which took place on June 12, is one of the deadliest aviation disasters in recent history. The accident involved Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8, which crashed soon after taking off from Ahmedabad for London Gatwick. The tragedy claimed the lives of 241 people on board, including passengers and crew members, and another 19 on the ground. Only one passenger survived the horrific incident.