Flight of Kanimozhi-led Indian MP delegation circles Moscow sky following drone attack

Kanimozhi-led MP delegation’s flight circles Moscow after drone attack

The multi-party delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi before departure to Russia from New Delhi.
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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.