IAF plane carrying Prez Pranab Mukherjee to Jayalalithaa's funeral returns to Delhi after technical snag

IAF plane carrying President Pranab Mukherjee to Chennai returns to Delhi after facing a technical snag. 

Within 30 minutes of take-off from the Palam Technical Area, the aircraft developed a technical problem and returned to base, sources said.

#FLASH IAF plane carrying President Pranab Mukherjee to Chennai returns to Delhi after facing a technical snag.

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The aircraft had reached Agra when the snag was detected.President will now board another plane and resume the journey to Chennai to pay his last respects to Jayalalithaa.  

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Officials said it will take 40 minutes to one hour for the President to be air-borne again.