New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Mankind Pharma has announced Rs.1 crore contribution to Captain Smit Machchhar and his family, describing the gesture as an expression of gratitude for his courage and leadership during what the company called an "unimaginable crisis".

The pharmaceutical company announced it through a statement on LinkedIn. Along with the post, it also shared a letter from its Vice Chairman and Managing Director Rajeev Juneja, in which he praised Machchhar for putting his crew and passengers before himself.

"Some acts of courage stay with an entire nation," Mankind Pharma said. "In a moment of unimaginable crisis, #CaptSmitMachchhar showed composure and responsibility, and put his crew and every passenger before himself."

The compa...