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Families of the victims from a tragic Air India plane accident are expressing their frustration over the lack of communication from the Foreign Office, more than a month after they urged for “direct engagement instead of silence.”
On September 12, Miten Patel and Tom Donaghey reached out to the foreign secretary, seeking clarity regarding the mishandling of their loved ones’ remains.
Mr. Patel stated that they have yet to receive even a confirmation of receipt from Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
In response, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office indicated that it is “still offering assistance, including dedicated consular caseworkers” to the families and is “in dialogue with the Indian authorities.”
Ashok and Shobhana Patel, Miten’s parents, tragically lost their lives when their flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed shortly after takeoff in June while they were en route back to their home in Orpington, Greater London.
Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, brother of Mr. Donaghey and founder of The Wellness Foundry in Ramsgate and London, along with his husband Jamie, also perished in the incident, which involved a total of 242 passengers.
The family of Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek previously reported receiving the wrong body.
In their letter, Mr. Patel and Mr. Donaghey conveyed feelings of “total abandonment” by the UK government.
Mr. Patel expressed that it is distressing to feel that “our own government is not available to support us.”
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