Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar who was attacked in the flydubai flight on Wednesday, shared with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he kept reciting ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ at the time of the mid-air attack. Modi spoke ove…

Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar who was attacked in the flydubai flight on Wednesday, shared with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he kept reciting ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ at the time of the mid-air attack. Modi spoke over phone to the pilot, who is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in the UAE.’Opened cockpit door while being attacked’: flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchaar tells PM ModiMachchhar, who was stabbed and seriously injured by his co-pilot in the cockpit of flydubai flight FZ1073, travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, told PM Modi in the video call, with a touch of emotion, that whenever in difficulty, he recites the Hanuman Chalisa and even during that time, he had kept reciting it.”Whenever I am in pain, I recite Hanuman Chalisa. At that time too, I only kept reciting the Hanuman Chalisa,” he said.While speaking to PM Modi, Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar recalled how he kept reciting the Hanuman Chalisa during his ordeal.“Whenever I am in pain, I recite Hanuman Chalisa. At that time too, I only kept reciting the Hanuman Chalisa,” Smit said.#SmitMachchhar #flydubai… pic.twitter.com/6hpDk5CCcm— Deccan Herald (@DeccanHerald) October 2, 2026

“It was god who saved me,” he added.Smit further said that receiving a call from PM Modi made him feel proud of himself.UAE opens investigation into incident involving Dubai-Tel Aviv flydubai flightIsrael vows to get to ‘root’ of flydubai attack, UAE launches investigation”I was fighting for my life but at the same time I knew I was not going to let others die. It was such a crucial moment. I can imagine with my eyes closed what was happening in the plane. At that moment, I realised that the plane was going down. I had so many injuries. I was beaten but I told myself that I have to get up and act. At that time, I pushed myself to open the cockpit door. The role of other people was equally important,” Machchhar said while speaking to Modi from the hospital bed.

Source: Deccan Herald