Actor Vikrant Massey has come forward to clear a misunderstanding that he lost a cousin in the tragic Air India plane crash on Thursday. The actor clarified that Clive Kunder, who passed away in the crash, was a family friend, and requested people allow the grieving family to process their loss in peace.

Vikrant clarifies

The confusion arose from Vikrant's earlier Instagram post, where he mentioned that his uncle Clifford Kunder's son Clive Kunder was among the victims of the Air India plane crash. Later on Thursday night, Vikrant took to social media to share a clarifying note, addressing the misunderstanding.

“Dear friends in the media and elsewhere, the unfortunately diseased Mr. Clive Kunder was not my cousin. The Kunders are our family friends. Request no more speculations and let the family and loved ones grieve in peace,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories.

What did Vikrant write before?

Vikrant posted a message on his Instagram Stories Thursday in response to the plane crash. He revealed then that one of the victims of the unfortunate Air India plane disaster was his uncle Clifford Kunder's son, Clive Kunder.

His message said, "My heart breaks for the families & loved ones of the ones who lost their lives in the unimaginably tragic air crash in Ahmedabad today." It hurts even more to realize that my uncle, Clifford Kunder, lost his son, Clive Kunder, who was the first officer on that tragic flight.

Air India's London-bound flight crashed just minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday. There were 242 individuals on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, including 12 crew members. The crash, which happened just seconds after Capt. Sumeet Sabharwal, the pilot in command, made a Mayday call, is thought to have only claimed one life.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu stated on X, "In accordance with international protocols established by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has begun a formal inquiry following the tragic incident in Ahmedabad."