Priest saved 2 kids as plane went down

Chennai: When the aircraft carrying pilgrims to Muktinath in Nepal was about to crash on a mountain strip on May 14, L S Sudarsanam, did something heroic, said his relatives. “It fulfilled the purpose of his existence,” according to them. In the penultimate seconds before the tragedy occurred, the temple priest from Kumbakonam picked up two little kids who were seated nearby and embraced them tightly, shielded them from the impact of the crash and saved them.
Thirukoshtiyur Madhavan, the man who claimed to have headed the pilgrim group from Tamil Nadu and who accompanied the body to Chennai, said he had a miraculous escape as he chose another plane to make his journey.
The story about the priest saving the children was narrated by the air hostess of the crashed plane to Madhavan, who had survived.
17/05/12 Sruthisagar Yamunan/New Indian Express/IBN Live

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