भारत सरकार

Government of India

High Commission of India

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Following is the text of the message of sympathy and prayers by the Hon’ble President of India to His Majesty Almu’tasimuBillahiMuhibbudinTuanku Al-Haj Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah IbniAlmarhum Sultan Badlishah The Yang di-PertuanAgongXIV  of Malaysia in connection with the Malaysian Airlines flight MH 370.

“On behalf of the Government and people of India and on my own behalf, I wish to convey our deep concern and sympathy to the Government of Malaysia and to the families of those who were aboard the Malaysian Airlines flight, missing since Friday night.  In addition to the many Malaysians and other nationalities, five Indian nationals were also on board the flight.

Our officials have been in constant contact with concerned Malaysian authorities in this regard.  We appreciate the efforts of the Government of Malaysia to locate the missing aircraft and are ready to provide any help needed.

Our sympathies and prayers are with the families of those on that flight and we pray for those people.”