Chandrika Sharma's husband sore over Centre's non-response

CHENNAI: Devastated over uncertainty surrounding the fate of his wife, one of the passengers of the missing Malaysian aircraft, K S Narendran today came down heavily on the Centre for its 'silence' over the incident.

Chandrika Sharma's husband Narendran, whose family is undergoing untold suffering and anxiety, said "no Indian Government official has contacted us so far to inform us about the status of passengers or about the mishap".

Speaking to reporters an emotional Narendran said "No Indian authority called us. Don't know what government is doing. Why is India not deploying experts?"

He charged the Malaysian government with "hiding information," and added that "lack of information is painful".

"It is inconceivable that a plane could vanish in thin air," he said, adding they were waiting without end between hope and hopelessness.

The Beijing bound Malaysian Airlines Boeing with 239 passengers on board went missing on March 8 and efforts are still on to unravel the mystery behind its disappearance.