MP Milind Deora writes to PM Modi, seeks Ashoka Chakra for Captain Smit Machchhar

Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora wrote to PM Modi, seeking consideration of flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar for Ashoka Chakra after he helped avert a plane crash. "As a Mumbaikar…I feel an especially deep sense of pride that Captain Machchhar is from our city," he wrote. "There have also been public calls for him to be considered for…Ashoka Chakra," he added.