Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar shared a poignant personal account of the 1999 Kandahar hijacking, revealing that his father, K. Subrahmanyam, was among the passengers on the hijacked flight. The minister, who was part of the crisis response team at the time, navigated the emotional complexities of balancing his official duties with his personal concerns during the ordeal.
Anubhav Sinha’s Netflix series ‘IC814’, based on the 1999 Kandahar hijacking, has sparked outrage online, with many accusing the director of ‘whitewashing’ terrorism and ‘legitimising’ the hijackers’ actions. The controversy stems from the use of non-Muslim names for the hijackers, leading to accusations of distorting historical facts and fueling religious tensions.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Netflix series ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ of distorting history by using non-Muslim names for the Pakistani terrorists involved in the 1999 hijacking. The party claims this ‘legitimises’ the terrorists’ actions and shifts blame away from their true identities.
