Ajit Pawar's Last Tweet Before His Death In Plane Crash Goes Viral

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's last social media post before his death has gone viral.

The post, shared after a series of high-level meetings in Mumbai, underlined the government's renewed focus on connectivity, highways, and long-pending regional development projects across the state.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar was killed in a plane crash on Wednesday morning.

Hours after attending meetings of the Cabinet Infrastructure Committee, Ajit Pawar took to X (formerly Twitter) to inform citizens about key approvals granted during the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The update would later be seen by many followers as a reflection of Pawar's trademark governance style-direct, development-focused, and detail-oriented.

His post read: "Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports to be connected by metro, approval granted for four-lane highway between Navegaon More and Surajagad in Gadchiroli." The post quickly gained traction, with supporters, party workers, and infrastructure enthusiasts sharing and commenting on what they described as "transformational decisions" for Maharashtra's future.

Key Decisions Highlighted in the Post

The social media update referred to outcomes of the Cabinet Infrastructure Committee meeting held in Mumbai, which Pawar attended along with Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule and senior officials. Among the most significant approvals was the long-awaited Metro Line 8, which will directly connect Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (Mumbai) with the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport.

According to details shared after the meeting, the metro corridor will span 35 km, with 9.25 km underground and 24.636 km elevated, covering a total of 20 stations. Of these, six stations will be underground-from Mumbai Airport Terminal 2 to Ghatkopar-while 14 stations will be elevated, extending from Ghatkopar towards Navi Mumbai Airport Terminal 2. The average distance between stations will be around 1.9 km.

The project will require 30.7 hectares of land acquisition, with an estimated land cost of ₹388 crore, while the total expected project cost stands at ₹22,862 crore. Once completed, the metro line is expected to drastically reduce travel time between the two airports and ease road congestion in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.

Nashik Ring Road and Gadchiroli Highway Get Green Signal

Ajit Pawar's post also pointed to approvals for the 66.15 km Nashik city ring road, a project seen as crucial ahead of the Kumbh Mela and for long-term traffic decongestion. The government has approved an expenditure of ₹3,954 crore for the ring road, with a special provision to issue work orders once 50% land acquisition is completed.

Another major clearance mentioned was the revised plan for the Navegaon More-Konsari-Mulchera-Hedri-Surajagad highway in Gadchiroli district. The 85.76 km four-lane cement concrete highway is aimed at improving mineral transportation and boosting economic activity in the tribal-dominated region.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, during the meeting, instructed that all land acquisition and statutory permissions should be completed before project commencement, and that infrastructure projects must be finished within three years of land acquisition. He also proposed an auto-mode incentive and penalty system-rewarding contractors for early completion and penalising delays. Special instructions were given to keep space along the Gadchiroli highway for a future gas pipeline up to Surajagad.

Emotional Response From Followers

As the news of his death became official, his followers flooded the comments section with emotional messages. Many described the update as "visionary.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has confirmed that the chartered aircraft, flying from Mumbai to Baramati, crash-landed at the runway threshold around 8:45 am. All five people on board-including Pawar, his personal security officer, an attendant, and two crew members-died in the accident.

Pawar was headed to Baramati to address a public rally for the upcoming Zilla Parishad elections. On Tuesday, he had attended a meeting of the Maharashtra Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure in Mumbai, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, alongside Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule and senior officials.