Flight of Kanimozhiled Indian MP delegation circles Moscow sky following drone attack

The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. Karnataka Today Your daily dose of news highlights from Karnataka First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. Updated - May 23, 2025 04:43 pm IST - CHENNAI The multi-party delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi before departure to Russia from New Delhi. | Photo Credit: X / @MEAIndia The flight carrying an Indian Member of Parliament (MP) delegation to Moscow, led by DMK leader Kanimozhi, sent for diplomatic outreach on the India-Pakistan conflict, had to circle in the sky for sometime due to a drone attack on Thursday (May 22, 2025) night. However, the aircraft later landed safely. Ms. Kanimozhi leads one of the seven all-party delegations of Indian MPs deputed by the Centre following Operation Sindoor, the military offensive aimed at terror launch pads in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. Sources close to Kanimozhi, a Lok Sabha member, said the flight had to circle mid-air. “It circled in the air and later landed and there was a delay of 45 minutes. She (Kanimozhi) landed safely,” sources close to Kanimozhi said in Chennai on Friday (May 23). The multi-party delegation landed in Moscow on Thursday night on the first leg of five-nation tour to sensitise international community on Pakistan-sponsored cross border terrorism, a month after the Pahalgam attack in which 26 people were killed. At the Domodedovo International Airport, Kanimozhi and members of her team were received by Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar and other officials. India / Pahalgam terror attack 2025 / Operation Sindoor 2025 / terrorism (crime) / Russia / Russia-Ukraine Crisis Terms & conditions  |  Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.