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Neerja Bhanot Birth Anniversary: Twitterati Remember The Brave Indian Flight Attendant For Her Immense Courage and Sacrifice!

Twitter flooded with honourable messages for Ashoka Chakra awardee Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life for saving the passengers on Pan Am Flight 73 that was hijacked by terrorists in Karachi.

Neerja Bhanot Birth Anniversary: Twitterati Remember The Brave Indian Flight Attendant For Her Immense Courage and Sacrifice!

Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life on September 5, 1986, while shielding three children from a gunshot on the hijacked Pan Am Flight 73, is being remembered on her birth anniversary. Born on September 7, 1963,  Neerja Bhanot is remembered for her selfless act as the head purser who died while saving passengers just two days before her 23rd birthday. Netizens took to Twitter to remember India's brave daughter and the first female Ashoka Chakra awardee, Neerja. 

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Remembering Neerja Bhanot on Her Birth Anniversary

Happy Birthday to Neerja Bhanot

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Tribute to India's Brave Daughter

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