Surrey: An annual candlelight vigil here on Sunday (June 26) will remember victims of the Air India disaster 31 years after it happened.
A mid-flight explosion over the Atlantic Ocean killed all 329 people aboard the 747 jet on June 23, 1985.
An annual vigil to mourn the passengers and crew has been held at Lakshmi Narayan Hindu temple over the past eight or nine years, said Vinay Sharma, the temple’s general secretary.
“It’s important to remember this (disaster), and some of the victims’ families we know personally,” Sharma told the Now. “They come to this temple, people who had a niece or an uncle on the plane. Another friend of ours had a cousin on it.”
The majority of the victims were Canadian citizens of Indian ancestry, and the incident is considered the largest mass murder in Canadian history.
“It happened a long time ago now, and younger people may not know the story,” Sharma said.
“We tell the story about the disaster and show a video for people to understand what happened, and we have some speakers who tell their story,” he added.
“Another thing is, justice has not been served so far.”
25/06/16 The Now
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A mid-flight explosion over the Atlantic Ocean killed all 329 people aboard the 747 jet on June 23, 1985.
An annual vigil to mourn the passengers and crew has been held at Lakshmi Narayan Hindu temple over the past eight or nine years, said Vinay Sharma, the temple’s general secretary.
“It’s important to remember this (disaster), and some of the victims’ families we know personally,” Sharma told the Now. “They come to this temple, people who had a niece or an uncle on the plane. Another friend of ours had a cousin on it.”
The majority of the victims were Canadian citizens of Indian ancestry, and the incident is considered the largest mass murder in Canadian history.
“It happened a long time ago now, and younger people may not know the story,” Sharma said.
“We tell the story about the disaster and show a video for people to understand what happened, and we have some speakers who tell their story,” he added.
“Another thing is, justice has not been served so far.”
25/06/16 The Now
