After calling lone Air India 171 crash survivor ‘a liar’, Shekhar Kapur’s ex-wife Suchitra Krishnamoorthi issues apology: ‘Seems like fake news’ | Bollywood News

Following the horrific crash of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner on June 1, which took the lives of 270 people, actor Suchitra Krishnamoorthi took to X and posted remarks questioning the story of the lone survivor, Vishwas Kumar Ramesh. The actor had gone as far as to suggest that the survivor should be punished if his story turns out to be false. After facing immense backlash on social media, Suchitra deleted her post and blamed it on the spread of fake news.
The now-deleted post from Suchitra read, “So this #vishwaskumarramesh lied about being a passenger on the plane & the only survivor? This is seriously weird. Didn’t his family in the UK corroborate his story? What about his brother’s funeral that he was seen giving kandha to? Deserve not only some serious punishment but some mental asylum time if this is true, uff.” Without skipping a beat, followers of the actor and others on social media flooded the internet, trolling Suchitra for her comments and insensitivity towards the survivor.
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The deleted post.
She soon realised her make, though, and promptly deleted the post and also issued an apology. The new post read, “Took out my last tweet on the Air India crash survivor. Seems to be false news circulated for God knows what reason. My apologies.” Suchita got married to Shekhar Kapur in 1999 and the couple got divorced in 2007.

Took out my last tweet on the air india crash survivor. Seems to be false news circulated for God knows what reason. My apologies
— Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (@suchitrak) June 19, 2025
Air India Crash
The flight was travelling from Ahmedabad to London and had 242 passengers on board, including the crew members. Right after taking off from Ahmedabad, the flight struggled to gain altitude and crashed into a medical complex near. Except for Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, everyone on board died in the crash. Investigations regarding the matter are still on, and several theories have been popping up from all directions. YouTube star Gaurav Taneja, aka Flying Beast, hinted that the number of Air India flights that get cancelled might hint at the fact that the pilots might know something about the aircraft which is being kept from the public.